Osteolysis of the shaft of tubular bones in systemic scleroderma.
This case report describes a woman with progressive systemic sclerosis who, in addition to the more classical acro-osteolysis, demonstrated destruction of the shafts of the phalanges and the ulna. The literature on bone lysis in atypical sites in scleroderma is reviewed and the etiology discussed.
D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D014457:Ulna