title: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in a young child with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to burns.
abstract: A case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is presented in a 14-month-old girl with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe burn injury. The child developed clubbing during a lengthy and tumultuous hospitalization for her underlying lung disease, and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy was demonstrated radiologically.
authors: Department of Radiology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York 11554.
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authors: Wadhwa
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authors: Balsam
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authors: Ciminera
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*