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Case Reports
. 2003 Mar 29;147(13):606-7.

[Diagnostic image (132). A 3-year old boy with growth retardation]

[Article in Dutch]
R R van Rijn  1 , A M J B Smets
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  • PMID: 12701395
Case Reports

[Diagnostic image (132). A 3-year old boy with growth retardation]

[Article in Dutch]
R R van Rijn et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

A 3-year-old boy was referred for treatment of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. Radiological examination revealed a generalized increase in bone density, harlequin face, Erlenmeyer flask deformity of the metaphysial regions and pathological fractures, findings which are characteristic of osteopetrosis.

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