hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

• pulmonary
• malignancy (bronchogenic Ca, lymphoma, mets)
• abscess
• COPD / bronchiectasis

• pleural
• pleural fibroma (highest incidence of HOA, tho' rare itself)
• mesothelioma

• cardiac
• cyanotic congenital heart dz

• GI
• inflammatory dz (Crohn, UC)
• malabsorption (dysentery, lue, cirrhosis)

• ** causes symmetrical periosteal reaction

© 2002, C.E. Kahn, Jr.
2002-04-18