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Previously undescribed syndrome of spondylometaphyseal dysplasia, osteocartilaginous metaplasia of long bones, and progressive osteolysis of distal phalanges

✍ Scribed by Osebold, William R.; Poznanski, Andrew K.; Opitz, John M.; Langer, Leonard O.; Spranger, J�rgen W.; Unni, K. Krishnan

Book ID: 101211671
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 59 KB
Volume: 80
Category: Article
ISSN: 0148-7299
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19981116)80:3<187::aid-ajmg1>3.0.co;2-#

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✦ Synopsis

We present the findings and clinical course of a Caucasian woman (now age 23 1 ⁄2) who has been treated since early childhood for a previously undescribed syndrome of painful osteocartilaginous metaplasia of long bone metaphyses and painful distal phalangeal osteolysis and soft tissue swelling. Despite extensive evaluations and attempts at effective treatment, the cause and pathogenesis of her unique musculoskeletal disorder remain elusive. Am.