Abstract

LOZADA-MARTINEZ, Iván David; LLAMAS-NIEVES, Andrés Elías; BOLANO-ROMERO, María Paz  and  LOMONACO, Sandra Herrera. Clinical-radiological correlation as the first route in the diagnosis of Gorham-Stout syndrome. CES Med. [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.3, pp.207-212.  Epub July 16, 2021. ISSN 0120-8705.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.34.3.4.

Gorham-Stout syndrome is a rare bone disease whose etiology remains unknown, characterized by osteolysis and abnormal proliferation of vascular channels. We describe the case of a 47-year-old male patient who consulted for 15 days of evolution of edema, pain, erythema and seroma expulsion from surgical wound in the right shoulder, with a recent diagnosis of septic arthritis. He referred a history of Gorham-Stout syndrome, evidenced with physical examination and comparative radiography of the shoulders. The clinical presentation of these patients depends on the affected area and the extent of the disease, making their diagnosis a challenge in case the deterioration occurs in unexposed areas. The main symptom is localized pain, accompanied by swelling, weakness and functional impairment of the affected limbs. These patients may remain asymptomatic until suffering a bone fracture spontaneously or after minor trauma

Keywords : Osteolysis; Spontaneous fractures; Rare diseases; Gorham-Stout syndrome.

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