Open AccessRapidly destructive coxarthrosis accompanied by fluctuating C‐reactive protein level
Author(s) -
Shimizu Hayato,
Nishioka Hiroaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5131
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , c reactive protein , pathology , inflammation
Rapidly destructive coxarthrosis is a rare entity of unknown etiology that is characterized by rapid hip joint destruction. Blood tests are thought to be non‐specific. However, we herein show a patient with rapidly destructive coxarthrosis, which was accompanied by fluctuating C‐reactive protein level.