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Vol. 9. Issue 5.
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Vol. 9. Issue 5.
Pages 316-318 (September - October 2013)
Case Report
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Pseudorheumatoid Dysplasia. A Rare Genetic Disorder Simulating Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Displasia progresiva seudorreumatoide. Desorden genético raro que simula artritis idiopática juvenil
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Carolina Duarte-Salazara,
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, Concepción Guadalupe Santillán-Chapab, Elisa Martínez-Coriac, Norma Marin-Arriagad, Antonio Miranda-Duartee
a Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico
b Servicio de Rehabilitación Pediátrica, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico
c Servicio de Tomografía Axial Computarizada, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico
d Servicio de Radiología, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico
e Servicio de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico
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Abstract

We present the case of a teenage patient with progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia, an autosomal recessive disorder that may be initially misdiagnosed as juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Keywords:
Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Platyspondylia
Resumen

Adolescente con displasia progresiva seudorreumatoide, desorden autosómico recesivo que puede ser diagnosticado inicialmente como artritis idiopática juvenil.

Palabras clave:
Displasia progresiva seudorreumatoide
Artritis idiopática juvenil
Platispondilia
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Introduction

Pseudorheumatoid progressive dysplasia (PRPD) is a hereditary, non-inflammatory skeletal disorder, autosomal, and recessive, associated to the WISP3. It is characterized by joint pain and effusion and progressively involves the hips, knees, wrists, and fingers. A reduction in joint mobility and multiple contractures lead to severe disability.

Case Report

A 13-year-old male patient presented pain of the right hip and left knee which had started when he was 13. Five months later he presented swelling of both knees and the interphalangeal joints of the right hand. The patient referred a history of difficulty walking since he was 3 years of age. Upon examination we found a normal teenager with abnormal gait, spinal scoliosis, and kyphosis of the thoracic spine. Mobility of the lumbar spine, coxofemoral joints, knees, ankles, and interphalangeal joints were severely limited. X-rays of the hands and feet (Fig. 1a and b), hips and knees (Fig. 2a and b) revealed diffuse osteopenia, tubular widening of the epiphysis and loss of joint space, without erosive lesions; X-rays of the hip and knees also showed degenerative changes, with widening of the femoral heads. Thoracic and lumbar vertebrae were flattened and had an irregular surface (Fig. 3a and b). C reactive protein and erythrosedimentation rate were normal.

Fig. 1.

(a and b) Hand and feet X-rays show osteopenia, tubular epiphyseal widening and loss of joint space, without erosions.

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Fig. 2.

(a and b) Coxofemoral and knee X-rays show severe degenerative changes.

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Fig. 3.

(a and b) Flattened thoracic and lumbar vertebral bodies with irregularities of their surfaces (platyspondylia).

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Discussion

PRPD clinically simulates early stages of JIA1,2; however, the evidence used to establish the diagnosis of bone dysplasia is non-inflammatory joint involvement and characteristic radiological findings, such as the presence of enlarged epiphyses, generalized osteoporosis, and platyspondylia.3

This disease is caused by mutations in the WISP 3 gene, essential for normal growth and postnatal skeletal and joint cartilage homeostasis.4 Therefore, in contrast to most of the skeletal dysplasias, prenatal skeletal growth and morphogenesis not altered in PRPD and affected individuals are asymptomatic during the first year of life. Subsequently, patients have progressive loss of joint cartilage and severe degenerative changes.4,5

Ethical ResponsibilitiesProtection of Persons and Animals

No experiments were performed on humans or animals.

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No patient data appear in this article.

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No patient data appear in this article.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors have no conflicts of interest to make.

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Please, cite this article as: Duarte-Salazar C, et al. Displasia progresiva seudorreumatoide. Desorden genético raro que simula artritis idiopática juvenil. Reumatol Clin. 2013;9:316–321.

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