Caffey's disease in an infant

ABSTRACT

Caffey's disease is a self limited disorder of infantile age group. It is synonymous with 'infantile cortical hyperostosis' and 'Caffey's-Silver syndrome'.It is characterized by fever, irritability, bone pain and characteristic bony changes. It has no definite etiology. This report describes a 4 months old infant presenting with fever, irritability and soft tissue swellings. Investigations led to the diagnosis of Caffey's disease. Symptomatic treatment was given to good clinical response