[Non-familial ulcero-mutilating acro-osteopathy of the foot (Bureau-Barrière syndrome)]

R Flückiger; P H Itin; A F Widmer

[Non-familial ulcero-mutilating acro-osteopathy of the foot (Bureau-Barrière syndrome)]

Schweiz Rundsch Med Prax. 1993 Jan 5;82(1):28-30.

[Article in German]

Authors

R Flückiger¹, P H Itin, A F Widmer

Affiliation

¹ Departement Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Basel.

PMID: 8380505

Abstract

We report on a case of severe acro-osteopathia ulcero-mutilans complicated by lethal endocarditis. The clinical course is presented with emphasis on the typical signs and symptoms. Diagnosis and treatment require a multidisciplinary approach to such patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
Foot Deformities, Acquired / diagnostic imaging
Foot Deformities, Acquired / etiology*
Foot Ulcer / complications*
Foot Ulcer / microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Organ Failure / etiology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / complications*
Radiography
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Sural Nerve*
Syndrome