title: Secondary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. An unusual cause of arthritis in childhood.
abstract: Although an uncommon occurrence in childhood, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy secondary to tumors- most commonly to osteogenic sarcoma with pulmonary metastasis-may cause severe join pain and swelling. The syndrome should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute arthritis in childhood
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging