Arthritis Mutilans of the Shoulder: A Rare Cause for Rapidly Destructive Arthritis of the Shoulder

JOURNAL TITLE: The Duke Orthopaedic Journal

Author
1. Mark R Paiste
2. Lior Laver
3. Grant E Garrigues
4. Mark D Lazarus
ISSN
2231-5055
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10017-1089
Volume
8
Issue
1
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
    1. Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
    1. The Center for Advanced Orthopaedics, East Norriton Pennsylvania, USA
    1. The Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Hospital Durham, North Carolina, USA
  • Article keywords
    Charcot-like arthropathy, Psoriatic arthritis mutilans, Rapidly destructive arthritis, Shoulder hemiarthroplasty.

    Abstract

    Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) mutilans is a rare form of PsA that is extremely destructive, mimicking a charcot-like arthropathy. To date, the mutilans form of PsA has been described in the knee, spine, and elbow, but, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of this condition in the shoulder. This is a case presentation of a 59-year-old male with PsA demonstrating near complete and rapid disappearance of his right proximal humerus over the span of a few weeks. After a thorough diagnostic work-up, the patient was treated definitively with a hemiarthroplasty with improvement in his pain and range of motion (ROM) and satisfactory functional outcomes. Currently, there have not been any published recommendations for the diagnosis and management of arthritis mutilans of the shoulder, and we review our diagnostic and treatment strategy.

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