Involvement of the foot and ankle in patients with Gaucher disease

Foot Ankle Int. 1999 Feb;20(2):104-7. doi: 10.1177/107110079902000206.

Abstract

Of 48 children with type I Gaucher disease treated at our hospital, 11 had involvement of the foot and ankle that first appeared in adolescence. Follow-up ranged from 3 to 27 years (average, 10 years). We reviewed their clinical and radiographic histories. Patients presented with four types of pain: six (7 events of pain) complained of dull pain defined as nonspecific; seven (11 events) had severe pain caused by bone crisis; two (2 events) had moderate progressive pain caused by pathological fractures; and one had painful swollen ankles caused by degenerative arthritis. Greater awareness of these complications in patients with Gaucher disease will prevent misdiagnosis and lead to early treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Ankle* / pathology
  • Bone Diseases / etiology*
  • Bone Diseases / pathology
  • Bone Diseases / physiopathology
  • Child
  • Female
  • Foot* / pathology
  • Fractures, Bone / etiology
  • Gaucher Disease / classification
  • Gaucher Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteonecrosis / etiology
  • Pain / etiology*