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Osteolysis of the shaft of tubular bones in systemic scleroderma. Diagnostic imaging in clinical medicine. [Diagn Imaging Clin Med] Journal article

 
TitleOsteolysis of the shaft of tubular bones in systemic scleroderma.
Author(s)Olutola PS, Adelowo F 
SourceDiagn Imaging Clin Med 1985; 54(6):322-5.
MeSHBone Resorption
Female
Fingers
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteolysis
Scleroderma, Systemic
Ulna
AbstractThis case report describes a woman with progressive systemic sclerosis who, in addition to the more classical acro-osteolysis, demonstrated destruction of the shafts of the phalanges and the ulna. The literature on bone lysis in atypical sites in scleroderma is reviewed and the etiology discussed.
Languageeng
Pub Type(s)Case Reports
Journal Article
PubMed ID3851707
  
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