Open AccessTriple Localized Cranio-Facial Fibrous Dysplasia: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Hamou,
Adil Eabdenbitsen,
Fahd Elayoubi,
Mohamed Rachid Ghailan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
integrative journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2658-8218
DOI - 10.15342/ijms.v6ir.257
Subject(s) - fibrous dysplasia , medicine , craniofacial , facial bone , facial symmetry , skull , biopsy , craniofacial abnormality , pathology , anatomy , surgery , psychiatry
fibrous dysplasia of bones is a non-hereditary congenital benign bone disorder, where normal bone is replaced by pseudofibrous tissue containing immature osteogenesis.Case report: a 29-year-old patient with chronic hemodialysis who had a swollen mouth and hard palate that had been evolving for a year, impeding chewing and swallowing and causing facial asymmetry. Cranio-facial CT revealed multiple osteolytic bone-blast lesions, the histopathological study of which favored polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.Discussion: fibrous dysplasia lesions may be single or multiple and may be responsible for pain and fragility, causing neurological complications in craniofacial localization. Imaging and, when a biopsy is needed, histology can establish the diagnosis. The treatment is based on bisphosphonates or, in special cases, surgical excision.