title: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: rheumatologic manifestations.
abstract: Arthropathy can occasionally be an early clue to the diagnosis of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA). Joint effusions are typically relatively non-inflammatory, while synovial membrane biopsies show a variety of vascular changes that suggest the consideration of several factors possibly involved in the pathogenesis of HOA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010004:Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology