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 Bone and Soft-Tissue Disorders

= OSTEODERMOPATHIA HYPERTROPHICANS (TOURAINE-SOLENTE-GOLE) = PRIMARY HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY

Autosomal dominant

Age: 3–38 years with progression into late 20s / 30s; M >>F

Location: epiphyses + diametaphyseal region of tubular bones; distal third of bones of legs + forearms (early); distal phalanges rarely involved

Prognosis: self-limiting = progression ceases after several years

DDx: hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, thyroid acropachy