J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2010 Aug;45(4):326-329.

Osteoarthritis of Hip in a Hypogammaglobulinemia Patient

• Choi JS
• Kim JH
• Choi SY

Abstract

Hypoglobulinemia is characterized by functional or quantitative abnormalities of one or more components of the immune system. It is typically manifests as recurrent infections that usually start in childhood. These recurrent infections cause various clinical symptoms. Infectious or aseptic arthritis can develop, and especially in bone and joint abnormalities. No case of arthritis in a patients with hypogammaglobulinemia has been reported, so we report on the management of osteoarthritis of the hip in a hypogammaglobulinemia patient.

Keyword

hip; osteoarthritis; hypogammaglobulinemia

MeSH Terms

Agammaglobulinemia
Arthritis
Hip
Humans
Immune System
Joints
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Hip

Figure

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  Figure 1 Both hip AP and frog leg view show right hip irregular joint space narrowing, osteophyte of acetabular roof, and mushroom deformity of femoral head.

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  Figure 2 Right wrist AP and left shoulder AP view show ankylosis at 2nd and 3rd carpometacarpal joints and slightly mush room deformity of left humeral head.

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  Figure 3 Immediate postoperative radiograph shows well fixed cup and stem.

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  Figure 4 Radiograph of both hip AP taken 1 year after surgery shows well fixed cup and stem.

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