AP view of both hands with coned view of the distal phalanges
Musculoskeletal system
Case TypeClinical Cases
AuthorsN.Ramesh,M O Dowd,A.Fernandes,G D Hurley.
Patient40 years, male
The patient in this case, in addition to hypercalcaemia, had other changes of hyperparathyroidism secondary to a parathyroid adenoma: sub-periosteal resorption seen at the proximal tibia bilaterally (Fig. 2) and along the radial aspect of the middle phalanges and resorption of the middle portion of the phalanges.
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URL: | https://www.eurorad.org/case/1834 |
DOI: | 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.1834 |
ISSN: | 1563-4086 |