Shiho Nakano, Arata Nakajima, Masato Sonobe, Manabu Yamada, Hiroshi Takahashi, Yasuchika Aoki, Kensuke Terai, Hiroyuki Hiruta, Koichi Nakagawa
Rapidly destructive coxopathy (RDC) is a disease that is sometimes seen in geriatric patients. A total hip arthroplasty (THA) is mostly chosen to treat the RDC, but few cases are known that received THAs due to RDC associated with dialysis amyloidosis. We report a case of RDC due to dialysis amyloidosis with special references to its pathophysiology. The case involved a 61-year-old male who had been on dialysis for seven years due to diabetic nephropathy. At his first visit, the radiographs showed collapse and flattening of the femoral head, which progressed within a month...
July 2021: Modern rheumatology case reports