Osteopetrosis and Chiari type I malformation: a rare association.

Abstract

Osteopetrosis (OP) is hereditary X-linked, autosomal recessive (ARO), or autosomal dominant (ADO) skeletal disease. ARO has two subtypes, which are infantile malignant and intermediate type. ARO and X-linked OP have poor clinical outcome. ADO is called adult benign type because of the normal life expectancy, which has type I and type II. Here, the authors present an ADO patient with Chiari type I. Concomitant ADO with Chiari type I malformation is an extremely rare condition. Literature research yielded only one case report to date.

• Authors: Mehmet Ali Ekici, Ulaş Cıkla, Andrew Bauer, Mustafa K Başkaya
• Journal: Journal of surgical case reports (J Surg Case Rep) Vol. 2015 Issue 10 (Oct 26 2015) ISSN: 2042-8812 [Print] England
• PMID: 26503583 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015.