Open AccessMultilevel “fish‐vertebra” sign in a patient with idiopathic osteoporosis
Author(s) -
Vasiliadis Angelo V.,
Valanos Ioannis,
Valanos Nikolaos,
Mpeletsiotis Anastasios
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4250
Subject(s) - medicine , vertebra , osteoporosis , osteomalacia , differential diagnosis , multiple myeloma , deformity , disease , radiology , pathology , anatomy
“Fish‐vertebra” is an uncommon deformity of vertebral body shape, consisting of central depression of the superior and inferior surfaces of vertebral bodies. It is characteristic in idiopathic osteoporosis and can help in the differential diagnosis of other conditions, such as osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism, sickle cell disease, Paget disease, and multiple myeloma.