CASE REPORT

A case of pachydermoperiostosis treated by oral administration of a bisphosphonate and arthroscopic synovectomy

Authors

Hiroshi Jojima¹, Koichi Kinoshita¹ and Masatoshi Naito¹

1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan

Received:

22 December 2006

Accepted:

26 February 2007

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Abstract

Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP) is a rare hereditary disorder characterized by pachydermia, digital clubbing, and periosteal hypertrophy. Here, we report a case of PDP showing symptoms consistent with arthritis, which was treated by oral administration of risedronate sodium and arthroscopic synovectomy.

Key words

Arthroscopic synovectomy - Bisphosphonate - Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy - Pachydermoperiostosis (PDP)