Is an association of acro-osteolysis, bone fragility, and enchondromatosis a newfound disease caused by an amplification of PTHLH? A case report

• Main Authors: Stéphane Echaubard (Author), Céline Pebrel-Richard (Author), Aurélie Chausset (Author), Jean-Louis Kemeny (Author), Etienne Merlin (Author), Fanny Laffargue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acro-osteolysis (AO) refers to resorption of the distal finger and toe phalanges. It displays two patterns: (i) diffuse AO and (ii) transverse or bandlike AO. AO can be a sign of local distress (e.g. of toxic origin), but is very often a sign of a constitutional or systemic acqui...