Open AccessRecurrent hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy in an adult with bronchiectasis
Author(s) -
Tekiteki Amelia,
Good William R.,
Diggins Benjamin,
Anderson Graeme,
Wong Conroy A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.602
Subject(s) - bronchiectasis , medicine , exacerbation , malignancy , pulmonary fibrosis , hypertrophic osteoarthropathy , complication , lung , pathology
Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) is a well‐documented complication of pulmonary malignancy and cystic fibrosis (CF). However, HPOA associated with exacerbations of non‐CF bronchiectasis has only been reported once previously in an adolescent. We describe a case of an adult patient with bronchiectasis and HPOA, whose joint symptoms flared during pulmonary exacerbations and improved with treatment of each exacerbation.