STING-associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy (SAVI) is caused by pathogenic gain-of-function variants in the gene TMEM173 (also named stimulator of interferon genes, STING1). This report details the case of an 11-year-old girl with SAVI who presented with skin-limited symptoms and discusses the phenotype-genotype correlations of the TMEM173 variant present in our patient. Treatment of SAVI focuses on preventing the development or progression of organ damage by reducing systemic inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnchondroma protuberans (EP) is an uncommon exophytic cartilaginous tumor described as an intramedullary osseous lesion that protrudes through a cortical defect in one of the sides of the affected bone and expands to the adjacent soft tissues. Due to its peculiar features on imaging studies, the main differential diagnosis is with osteochondroma, chondrosarcoma, and periosteal chondral tumors. In this article, we describe the imaging findings in two patients with EP in the humerus.
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