Late Diagnosis of Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia in an Adolescent Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Late Diagnosis of Progressive Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia in an Adolescent Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

We present an adolescent girl with severe kyphoscoliosis and inability of walking due to progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia (PPD) who was initially misdiagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis for 9 years. The lack of inflammatory joint involvement and inflammatory laboratory parameters, along...

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Main Authors: Maria A Karalexi, Anna Papadopoulou, Olympia Papakonstantinou, Marina Mitrogiorgou, Grigorios Skarantavos, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Erato Atsali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Research
Subjects:
progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia
childhood
late diagnosis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
intensive rehabilitation treatment
Online Access: http://jpedres.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/late-diagnosis-of-progressive-pseudorheumatoid-dys/47457
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