title: Familial hypertrophic synovitis.
abstract: We describe here a 14-year old male patient with a life-long history of deformities of hands and feet, swelling of both knees and both wrists and limited motion of hips and elbows. His paternal aunt has similar findings. A two-month-old brother developed flexion deformities of the hands similar to those of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hammoudeh
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Siam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001175:Arthrography; D001706:Biopsy; D003286:Contracture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D013585:Synovitis / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D014034:Toes; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging