Characterization of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy in an identified skeleton from Evora, Portugal, using combined and comparative morphology and microscopy

摘要

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a bone pathology that can be associated with a number of focal or systemic diseases, particularly those affecting the respiratory system. HOA is characterized by proliferative periostosis of the long bones, especially in their distal and periarticular regions. This report presents a probable case of HOA in the skeleton of an elderly Portuguese male from Evora, Portugal, who died in 1970.