Polyostotic form of fibrous dysplasia in a 13 years old Colombian girl showing clinical and biochemical response to neridronate intravenous therapy

Prada, Edwin Jobany Parra and Hassan, Khodr Haidar and Brandi, Maria Luisa and Falchetti, Alberto (2009) Polyostotic form of fibrous dysplasia in a 13 years old Colombian girl showing clinical and biochemical response to neridronate intravenous therapy. Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism, 6 (3). pp. 264-265. ISSN 1971-3266

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Abstract

Fibrous dysplasia affects principally the bone, it might also comprise extra skeletal anomalies; whereby the bone is replaced by a dysplastic fibrous tissue. It is classified according to the number of affected bones, and its association to endocrine alterations in: monostotic, polyostotic forms and Albright’s disease. A congenital etiology is suggested. Pathologic fractures are the most frequently associated complications. We present a case with a polyostotic form of fibrous dysplasia in a 13 years old Colombian girl, wherein a differential diagnosis and treatment decision was made

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Fibrous dysplasia, McCune Albright syndrome, neridronate
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 611 Anatomia; Citologia; Istologia umana > 611.7 Sistema muscoloscheletrico, tegumento
Depositing User:	Danilo Dezzi
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2014 12:28
Last Modified:	14 Jan 2014 12:29
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/5568

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