Recurrent hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy in an adult with bronchiectasis

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) is a well‐documented complication of pulmonary malignancy and cystic fibrosis (CF). However, HPOA associated with exacerbations of non‐CF bronchiectasis has only been reported once previously in an adolescent. We describe a case of an adult patient with...

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Published in:Respirology case reports 2020-08, Vol.8 (6), p.e00602-n/a
Main Authors: Tekiteki, Amelia, Good, William R., Diggins, Benjamin, Anderson, Graeme, Wong, Conroy A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Arthritis
Bronchiectasis
Carbon monoxide
Case Report
Case Reports
clubbing
Cystic fibrosis
Growth factors
hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
Infections
Pain
Patients
Scintigraphy
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Summary:Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) is a well‐documented complication of pulmonary malignancy and cystic fibrosis (CF). However, HPOA associated with exacerbations of non‐CF bronchiectasis has only been reported once previously in an adolescent. We describe a case of an adult patient with bronchiectasis and HPOA, whose joint symptoms flared during pulmonary exacerbations and improved with treatment of each exacerbation. We describe a case of an adult patient with bronchiectasis and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA), whose joint symptoms flared during pulmonary exacerbations and improved with treatment of each exacerbation.
ISSN:2051-3380
2051-3380
DOI:10.1002/rcr2.602