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Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a patient with known lung cancer

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A 59-year-old male smoker presented with wrist pain following a fall onto an outstretched hand. A wrist radiograph demonstrated bilateral smooth periosteal reaction affecting the distal radius and ulna (figure… Click to show full abstract

A 59-year-old male smoker presented with wrist pain following a fall onto an outstretched hand. A wrist radiograph demonstrated bilateral smooth periosteal reaction affecting the distal radius and ulna (figure 1). Figure 1 Right wrist X-ray: bilateral smooth periosteal reaction affecting the distal radius and ulna. One month prior, the patient had presented with cough and dyspnoea. Chest radiograph and a CT at that time demonstrated …

Keywords: hypertrophic osteoarthropathy; known lung; patient known; osteoarthropathy patient; lung cancer; patient

Journal Title: Postgraduate Medical Journal
Year Published: 2018

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