Sternocostoclavicular Hyperostosis: Positive Clinical and Radiological Response on Pamidronate

Sternocostoclavicular Hyperostosis: Positive Clinical and Radiological Response on Pamidronate

BackgroundSternocostoclavicular hyperostosis (SCCH) is a rare disease, constituting a chronic sterile osteomyelitis with elevated bone turnover in the axial skeleton, causing pain and shoulder dysfunction. SCCH severely interferes with daily activities, work, and quality of life. SCCH has a relapse-...

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Main Authors: Anne T. Leerling, Ana Navas Cañete, Ashna I. E. Ramautar, Natasha M. Appelman-Dijkstra, Elizabeth M. Winter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis
pamidronate
bisphosphonate
treatment
radiologic response
sclerosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.621604/full

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