Two cases occur in the same family (siblings) of 30 and 16 years of age with a diagnosis of primary pachydermoperiostosis or Touraine-Solente-Goulé Syndrome (TSG), an uncommon condition, characterized by pachydermia, periostosis and pachydactyly, which can be idiopathic, with onset at puberty, of genetic origin, autosomal dominant transmission.
These brothers come to the internal medicine office of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes hospital complaining of joint pain with skin and osteoarticular manifestations, consulting with the dermatology service considering the diagnosis of this rare syndrome and conducting relevant studies and after its conclusion makes the clinical report for publication because it is the first case reported in our province.
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