Treatment of resistant pain in hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy with subcutaneous octreotide

Abstract

Pain in hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPOA) due to periostitis and arthropathy can be a particularly disabling symptom, and resistant to a wide variety of treatments. The effectiveness of subcutaneous octreotide in relieving this pain in a patient with HPOA is reported.