Case Reports
Vol. 66 No. 3 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2014.726

Bilateral ptosis as a presenting feature of primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (pachydermoperiostosis): a case report

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Received: 23 November 2013
Published: 6 November 2014
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Idiopathic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, Periostosis, Ptosis, Arthritis.

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S. El Aoud
Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
F. Frikha
fetenfrikha@yahoo.fr
Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
M. Snoussi
Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
R. Ben Salah
Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
Z. Bahloul
Department of Internal Medicine, Hedi Chaker Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia.
Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare hereditary disorder, which affects both bones and skin. It is characterized by a combination of dermatologic changes (pachydermia or thickening of the skin) and rheumatologic manifestations (periostosis and finger clubbing). Eyelid ptosis which is caused by thickened eyelids (blepharoptosis) is a less common symptom. We report the case of a patient with a complete form of pachydermoperiostosis with bilateral ptosis as presenting feature.

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Bilateral ptosis as a presenting feature of primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (pachydermoperiostosis): a case report. Reumatismo [Internet]. 2014 Nov. 6 [cited 2026 Aug. 22];66(3):249-53. Available from: https://www.reumatismo.org/reuma/article/view/reumatismo.2014.726

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