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- Title
Asymmetrical hemochromatosis arthropathy in a patient with a history of poliomyelitis.
- Authors
Frenzen, Kathrin; Schäfer, Christoph; Keyßer, Gernot
- Abstract
Herein, we report a case of a 67-year-old man with hereditary hemochromatosis and a history of poliomyelitis that had caused a paresis of the right arm. Hemochromatosis-associated arthropathy developed in all but the paretic limb. X-ray and MRI revealed degenerative, massive inflammatory and destructive changes in the joints of the non-paretic hand only. These findings argue for the contribution of physical exposure and non-mechanical factors to the development of the hemochromatosis arthropathy.
- Subjects
CASE studies; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; POLIO; JOINT diseases; X-rays; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; PATIENTS
- Publication
Rheumatology International, 2012, Vol 32, Issue 4, p1045
- ISSN
0172-8172
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00296-009-1351-3