title: "Idiopathic destructive arthritis" of the shoulder: a still fascinating enigma.
abstract: Idiopathic destructive arthritis of the shoulder is uncommon, and all previous reports appeared in the nonradiologic literature. The clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings are described. This rare form of rapidly destructive arthritis of the shoulder bear resemblance to several neuropathic-like arthropathies, and its etiopathogenesis is still unclear.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Radiology, San Antonio 78284.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*