Volume : 5, Issue : 12, December - 2016
Pachydermoperiostosis- A rare radiologic case
Dr Akanksha Jain, Dr Pratik Tak
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<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) or primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is a rare syndrome characterized by digital clubbing, pachydermia and periostosis. Though on the basis of clinical and radiological features, a</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">diagnosis of Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) can be made, it is often missed due to variable presentations. It should be distinguished from the secondary form of HOA, which is much more frequent and mostly associated with severe pulmonary disease, onchogenic carcinoma, lung emyema, onchiectasis, congenital heart disease, thyroid and GI malignancy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dr Akanksha Jain, Dr Pratik Tak, Pachydermoperiostosis- A rare radiologic case, Global Journal For Research Analysis,Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 | December 2016