Osteopoiquilia: comunicación de un caso clínico / Osteopoikilosis: report of one case
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
; 4(2): 115-117, abr. 2011. ilus
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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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01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Osteopecilose
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Es
Revista:
Rev. chil. endocrinol. diabetes
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Revista chilena de endocrinología y diabetes
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
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Chile