Osteomesopyknosis. Report of two new cases.

Abstract

Two inherited cases of osteomesopyknosis are reported. This is an autosomal dominant osteosclerosis described by Maroteaux in 1980; its radiological abnormalities consist of increased density of the vertebral plates, pelvis, and sometimes of the upper part of the femur. Osteomesopyknosis, usually discovered incidentally on radiographic examination, is a mild form of familial osteosclerosis and must be distinguished from osteopetrosis which carries a worse prognosis.

• Authors: B Delcambre, R M Flipo, J L Leroux, B Duquesnoy
• Journal: Skeletal radiology (Skeletal Radiol) Vol. 18 Issue 1 Pg. 21-4 ( 1989) ISSN: 0364-2348 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 2711206 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Female
• Genes, Dominant
• Humans
• Male
• Osteopetrosis (diagnostic imaging)
• Osteosclerosis (diagnostic imaging, genetics)
• Radiography