Acropathia ulcero-mutilans acquisita of the upper limbs. 1999

O Vanhooteghem, and N Lateur, and P Hautecoeur, and T Wiart
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University Hospital Saint-Pierre, 129 Boulevard de Waterloo, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium.

We report an 80-year-old woman with a bilateral mutilating acro-osteolysis of the fingers progressing over a period of 3 years. As the patient refused nerve or muscle biopsies, our diagnosis of acropathia ulcero-mutilans acquisita or Bureau-Barrière syndrome, characterized by osteolysis, remains hypothetical. Sporadic sensory mutilating acropathy of the upper limbs is rare, and we discuss the differential diagnosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010015 Osteolysis, Essential Syndromes of bone destruction where the cause is not obvious such as neoplasia, infection, or trauma. The destruction follows various patterns: massive (Gorham disease), multicentric (HAJDU-CHENEY SYNDROME), or carpal/tarsal. Disappearing Bone Disease,Gorham Disease,Osteolysis, Idiopathic Multicentric,Osteolysis, Massive,Cystic Angiomatosis Of Bone, Diffuse,Gorham's Disease,Gorham-Stout Disease,Essential Osteolyses,Essential Osteolysis,Gorham Stout Disease,Gorhams Disease,Idiopathic Multicentric Osteolyses,Idiopathic Multicentric Osteolysis,Massive Osteolyses,Massive Osteolysis,Multicentric Osteolyses, Idiopathic,Multicentric Osteolysis, Idiopathic,Osteolyses, Essential
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D005385 Fingers Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND. Finger
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006225 Hand The distal part of the arm beyond the wrist in humans and primates, that includes the palm, fingers, and thumb. Hands
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old

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