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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 7/2008

01-07-2008 | Case Report

Hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis: a case report

Authors: Kara M. Schwartz, John A. Skinner

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 7/2008

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Abstract

A 38-year-old man presented for evaluation of severe pain in his lower limbs of 16 months’ duration. Radiographs showed diffuse bony sclerosis involving the axial and appendicular skeleton with marked cortical thickening in the diaphyseal regions of the long bones. Iliac crest biopsy revealed abundant sclerotic bone. The patient was diagnosed with hepatitis C secondary to intravenous drug use 20 years earlier, and the bony findings and clinical symptoms attributed to hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis (HCAO). Little is known about the natural history of this disease; however, we discuss the patient’s clinical course over 15 years.
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Metadata
Title
Hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis: a case report
Authors
Kara M. Schwartz
John A. Skinner
Publication date
01-07-2008
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 7/2008
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-008-0471-2

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