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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 342-344
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Tumoral enthesopathy in psoriasis

K. J. Stevens, S. L. Smith, B. J. Preston and C. Deighton1

Department of Radiology and
1 Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK

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SIR, The rheumatological manifestations of psoriasis have been well documented, and bone proliferation is a common feature. In some cases the new bone formation can be impressive, mimicking malignancy, and the term ‘tumoral enthesopathy’ has been coined to reflect this. Few cases have been reported in the literature, and all have occurred in association with established psoriatic arthritis. In our patient, the tumoral enthesopathy developed before the patient had any dermatological or rheumatological manifestation of psoriasis.

A 44-yr-old man presented in 1989 with a 9-month history of a painful lump in his right . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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