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Osteopoiquilia: comunicación de un caso clínico / Osteopoikilosis: report of one case
Hameau D., René; Chávez M., Valeria; Núñez H., Francisco; Muñoz Q., Carolina; Quevedo L., Iván.
Affiliation
  • Hameau D., René; Universidad de Concepción. CL
  • Chávez M., Valeria; Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Medicina. CL
  • Núñez H., Francisco; Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Medicina. CL
  • Muñoz Q., Carolina; Universidad de Concepción. CL
  • Quevedo L., Iván; Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Medicina Interna. CL
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes ; 4(2): 115-117, abr. 2011. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-640598
Responsible library: CL1.1
ABSTRACT
Osteopoikilosis is an infrequent sclerotic bone dysplasia with discrete spherical areas of increased bone density. It has an autosomal, dominant inheritance with variable penetrance. It a diagnosed by the observation of characteristic images on x-ray films. Despite its lack of pathological importance, it must be distinguished from osteoblastic bone metastases, tuberose sclerosis, mastocytosis or sarcoidosis. We report a 23 years old male who presented a right ankle sprain. X-ray films showed important lesions in the trabecular bone of the tarsus, metatarsus and phalanges, as numerous small foci of osteosclerosis. The study was complemented with a pelvis, femur and a hand radiological study with similar findings. These findings led to the diagnosis of osteopoikilosis. Among his family members, x-ray films showed that the mother also carried the disease.
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Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Osteopoikilosis Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes Journal subject: Endocrinology Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Concepción/CL
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Collection: International databases Database: LILACS Main subject: Osteopoikilosis Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes Journal subject: Endocrinology Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Concepción/CL
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