Osteopetrosis: presenting as maxillary osteomyelitis.
Osteopetrosis: presenting as maxillary osteomyelitis.
Trop Doct. 2019 Mar 21;:49475519833548
Authors: Gupta S, Kumar R, Agrawal A
Abstract
Osteopetrosis is a rare congenital disease presenting with recurrent fractures, hematopoietic insufficiency and hepatosplenomegaly. Though osteomyelitis is a known complication in osteopetrosis, osteopetrosis presenting as osteomyelitis is rare. Management consists of multidisciplinary approach for complications and bone marrow transplant for the infantile form of disease.
PMID: 30895884 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tropical Doctor - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Gupta S, Kumar R, Agrawal A Tags: Trop Doct Source Type: research