Title
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia: Literature review and case report
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Asociacion Argentina de Osteologia y Metabolismo Mineral
Abstract
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare disease caused by a sporadic genetic mutation that generates a disruption in the maturation of bone mesenchyme. We report a 27 year old male patient, with a history of nasal septum fracture and frontal region pain associated with nausea, and walking disability for eight years. At the physical examination we found craniofacial asymmetry, decreased visual acuity, and bilateral deafness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed hyperostosis and decreased volume of brain volume, cerebellum, and sinuses. Skeletal survey revealed diffuse enlargement of the bone marrow component and polyostotic involvement. Diagnosis of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia bone was based on clinical and imaging data. The diagnosis of this patient was late. It has been reported that in young patients FD is diagnosed by radiological methods, rarely requiring bone biopsy.
Start page
57
End page
63
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ortopedía Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84969627078
Source
Actualizaciones en Osteologia
ISSN of the container
16698975
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