Open AccessHyperostosis Frontalis Interna: A Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya,
Jessica Heymans,
Amanda McCrary,
Omar Lazos Rodríguez,
Abdiel Cardona,
Abayomi Gbolahan Afolabi,
Thomas McCracken
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2232-7576
pISSN - 1986-8049
DOI - 10.17532/jhsci.2020.903
Subject(s) - hyperostosis , asymptomatic , medicine , frontal bone , dermatology , pathophysiology , anatomy , pathology , skull
Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI) is a rare disorder common among postmenopausal females that involve increased volume and porosity of the frontal bone. Depending on the size, it could be symptomatic or asymptomatic. With a little report on the pathophysiology of HFI, we present a peculiar case of HFI with speculations that could shed more light on the already established literature and pose questions for future research.