title: Acromegalic arthropathy of the hand with sesamoid involvement: a case report.
abstract: Acromegalic arthropathy may affect the hand joints with characteristic radiological changes. Sesamoid involvement in the hand may be presented with unusual changes. A case of a female patient with characteristic hand joint and sesamoid bone osteophytic changes related to acromegalic arthropathy is presented.
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012716:Sesamoid Bones