Bone erosion

Bone erosion is a focal loss of mineralized bone, typically at juxta-articular or cortical sites, characterized radiographically by a discrete interruption or break in the cortical bone surface due to localized osteoclastic bone resorption.

Causes

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Psoriatic arthritis

• Gout

• Hyperparathyroidism

• Malignancy

• Osteomyelitis

• Tuberculosis

• Sarcoidosis

• Histiocytosis