Open AccessOsteomyelitis in Pycnodysostosis – Report of 2 Clinical Cases
Author(s) -
Bell Pr,
Swetank Prakash
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10114.5461
Subject(s) - osteosclerosis , craniofacial , osteomyelitis , medicine , dwarfism , osteochondrodysplasia , dentistry , osteopetrosis , dermatology , anatomy , pathology , surgery , biology , genetics , psychiatry , gene
Pycnodysostosis is a rare craniofacial syndrome characterized by dwarfism, cranial anomalies, diffuse osteosclerosis where multiple fracture of long bones and osteomyelitis of jaw are frequent complications. This clinical entity was first described in 1962 by Maroteaux and Lamy. This article presents two clinical cases of pycnodysostosis with their clinical and radiological characteristics.