title: Possible association between deep infection and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Report of three cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy is classically associated with chronic pulmonary disease, cancer or inflammatory bowel disease. However, deep infection such as vascular graft infection is an etiology important to recognize because of the risk of life-threatening complication (aorto-enteric fistula). In this study, we reported two cases of aortic graft infection and one case of para-anal abscess associated with hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. The previously reported cases are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, C.U.B. Hôpital Erasme, 808 route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles. vandemergel.x@infonie.be
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Vandemergel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blocklet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Decaux
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications*