Multicentric reticulohystiocytoses is a rare systemic
disease which affects middle age patients, manifested by
gradual development of nodules in the skin, mucosa, subcutaneous
tissues and synovia, xantomas, and arthritis of the
small joints of the hands, similar to reumathoid arthritis.
Involvement of large joints as shoulders, hips and knees
resulting in deforming and erosive arthritis. A case of a 55
year-old patient is presented, with severe destruction of
shoulder and hips requiring bilateral total hip arthroplasty.

Multicentric reticulohystiocytoses is a rare systemic
disease which affects middle age patients, manifested by
gradual development of nodules in the skin, mucosa, subcutaneous
tissues and synovia, xantomas, and arthritis of the
small joints of the hands, similar to reumathoid arthritis.
Involvement of large joints as shoulders, hips and knees
resulting in deforming and erosive arthritis. A case of a 55
year-old patient is presented, with severe destruction of
shoulder and hips requiring bilateral total hip arthroplasty.