Caffey’s disease: an unusual cause for concern
| Autor: | E. E. Fogarty, I. Atchia, M. Murphy, F. J. Shannon, E. Phelan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Caffey's disease Tibia Infantile cortical hyperostosis Soft tissue swelling business.industry Infant Ulna General Medicine Disease Humerus Irritability medicine.disease Dermatology Hyperostosis Cortical Congenital Surgery Radiography medicine Humans Female Mandibular Diseases medicine.symptom Bone pain business |
| Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Medical Science. 176:133-136 |
| ISSN: | 1863-4362 0021-1265 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11845-007-0038-6 |
| Popis: | Caffey's disease or infantile cortical hyperostosis is a rare cause of irritability, bone pain, soft tissue swelling and fever in the infant.To review the presentation and diagnosis of an 8-week old infant with focal tenderness of the tibia.The symptoms, signs, laboratory work-up and radiology are reviewed.The child presented with focal bony tenderness and pyrexia. Laboratory work-up was inconclusive. The diagnosis of Caffey's disease was made following a skeletal survey to outrule non-accidental injury, which showed similar changes of cortical thickening in the mandible as well as the affected tibia.With our increasing immigrant population, an increasing number of differential diagnoses must be considered when evaluating patients presenting to our emergency rooms. Caffey's disease is an unusual cause of bone pain in the infant. Symptoms and signs are subtle and the diagnosis is generally made with plain X-rays. |
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