Osteopetrosis
Diagnosis certain
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Osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary disorder resulting from defective osteoclasts causing structurally abnormal bones which are weak and brittle. There are two subtypes of osteopetrosis which have distinct radiological features:
-<p><strong>Osteopetrosis</strong> is a rare hereditary disorder resulting from defective <a href="/articles/osteoclasts">osteoclasts</a> causing structurally abnormal bones which are weak and brittle. There are two subtypes of osteopetrosis which have distinct radiological features: </p><ul>- +<p><a title="Osteopetrosis" href="/articles/osteopetrosis">Osteopetrosis</a> is a rare hereditary disorder resulting from defective <a href="/articles/osteoclasts">osteoclasts</a> causing structurally abnormal bones which are weak and brittle. There are two subtypes of osteopetrosis which have distinct radiological features: </p><ul>
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- 1. Kolawole T, Hawass N, Patel P, Mahdi A. Osteopetrosis: Some Unusual Radiological Features with a Short Review. Eur J Radiol. 1988;8(2):89-95. - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3383862">Pubmed</a>
- 1. Kolawole TM, Hawass ND, Patel PJ et-al. Osteopetrosis: some unusual radiological features with a short review. Eur J Radiol. 1988;8 (2): 89-95.
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Diffuse bone sclerosis with bone within bone appearance, alternating dense and lucent lines in the metadiaphysis and Erlenmeyer flask deformity deformity of the tubular bones and sandwich vertebra appearance. Findings are consistent with osteopetrosis.
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