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Dictionary » Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Introduction: Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Description of Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy: expansion of the distal ends, or the entire shafts, of the long bones, sometimes with erosions of the articular cartilages and thickening and villous proliferation of the synovial membranes, and frequently clubbing of fingers; the disorder occurs in some chronic pulmonary diseases, in heart disease (most often congenital), and occasionally in other acute and chronic disorders. SYN: Bamberger-Marie disease, Bamberger-Marie syndrome, hyperplastic osteoarthritis, pneumogenic osteoarthropathy, pulmonary osteoarthropathy.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy: Symmetrical osteitis of the four limbs, chiefly localized to the phalanges and the terminal epiphyses of the long bones of the forearm and leg, sometimes extending to the proximal ends of the limbs and the flat bones, and accompanied by dorsal kyphosis and joint involvement. It is often secondary to chronic conditions of the lungs and heart. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source: Diseases Database