Abstract

We report on a 58-year-old patient with weight loss, weakness and polyarthralgia. She reported of recurrent drops, painful joints and muscle weakness. The patient had swollen joints, clubbing and cachexia. The radiogram of the hands and feet showed a hypertrophic oseoarthropathy. In further investigations we found a tumor in the upper left lung. The histology findings showed a adenocarcinoma of the lung. The diagnosis of a secondary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (Pierre Marie-Bamberger syndrome) due to a adenocarcinoma of the lung was made. The patient refused a radiochemotherapy and decided to go on vacation. Further course is unknown. Arthralgia is a common symptom for medical consultation. Pierre Marie-Bamberger syndrome is a rare cause of paraneoplastic arthritis. Notice that unspecific symptoms like weakness, weight loss and arthritis may result from paraneoplastic tumor disease.

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