Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy related gastrointestinal complication has distinctive clinical and pathological characteristics: two cases report and review of the literature

Abstract Background Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (PHO) is a rare disease related to HPGD and SLCO2A1 gene mutation. Gastrointestinal involvement of PHO is even rarer with unknown pathogenesis. Clinical features of GI complication in PHO mimics other auto-immune based bowel entities, such as...

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Main Authors: Qiang Wang, Ying-he Li, Guo-le Lin, Yue Li, Wei-xun Zhou, Jia-ming Qian, Wei-bo Xia, Dong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-019-1264-5