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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;32(4):1045-7.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1351-3. Epub 2010 Jan 8.

Asymmetrical hemochromatosis arthropathy in a patient with a history of poliomyelitis

Kathrin Frenzen  1 , Christoph Schäfer, Gernot Keyßer
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Asymmetrical hemochromatosis arthropathy in a patient with a history of poliomyelitis

Kathrin Frenzen et al. Rheumatol Int. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

Herein, we report a case of a 67-year-old man with hereditary hemochromatosis and a history of poliomyelitis that had caused a paresis of the right arm. Hemochromatosis-associated arthropathy developed in all but the paretic limb. X-ray and MRI revealed degenerative, massive inflammatory and destructive changes in the joints of the non-paretic hand only. These findings argue for the contribution of physical exposure and non-mechanical factors to the development of the hemochromatosis arthropathy.

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