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Rheumatology 1999; 38: 904-905
© 1999 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Gorham–Stout disease (phantom bone) of the shoulder girdle

L. C. Hofbauer, R. A. Klassen and S. Khosla

Endocrine Research Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

Correspondence to: L. C. Hofbauer, Division of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Baldingerstrasse, D-35033, Marburg, Germany.

SIR, Gorham–Stout disease is a rare disease of unknown aetiology, characterized by massive osteolysis and excessive intra-osseous proliferation of small blood or lymphatic vessels, resulting in resorption and destruction of bone [1]. We report on an 8-yr-old boy who presented with weakness of his right arm whose right shoulder girdle had disappeared as a result of massive osteolysis due . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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