TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteopoikilosis: A case report of a symptomatic patient
AU - Paraskevas, George
AU - Raikos, Athanasios
AU - Stavrakas, Marios
AU - Spanidou, Sofia
AU - Papaziogas, Basileios
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Osteopoikilosis (OP) is a very rare benign sclerosing bony dysplasia with an autosomal dominant inheritance. We describe the morphology of an osteopoikilosis male patient, associated with severe pain on wrist and hand joints, report on the relative literature and focus on clinical significance, due to mimicking capability of other more severe conditions such as bone metastases.
AB - Osteopoikilosis (OP) is a very rare benign sclerosing bony dysplasia with an autosomal dominant inheritance. We describe the morphology of an osteopoikilosis male patient, associated with severe pain on wrist and hand joints, report on the relative literature and focus on clinical significance, due to mimicking capability of other more severe conditions such as bone metastases.
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U2 - 10.3941/jrcr.v3i12.260
DO - 10.3941/jrcr.v3i12.260
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:73649123581
SN - 1943-0922
VL - 3
SP - 38
EP - 43
JO - Journal of Radiology Case Reports
JF - Journal of Radiology Case Reports
IS - 12
ER -