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Review
. 1991;142(1):17-20.

[Essential osteolysis. Study of 3 cases and a classification trial]

[Article in French]
A Bisagni-Faure  1 , J S Giraudet-Le Quintrec, C Job-Deslandre, C J Menkes
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  • PMID: 2048871
Review

[Essential osteolysis. Study of 3 cases and a classification trial]

[Article in French]
A Bisagni-Faure et al. Ann Med Interne (Paris). 1991.

Abstract

Disappearing bone disease is a rare syndrome, characterized by an idiopathic and spontaneous progressive resorption of bone, for which different etiologies must be considered. The classification of this disease is difficult; acro-osteolysis involves the phalanges or the carpus and tarsus. Massive osteolysis corresponds to diffuse multicentric cystic hemangiomatosis and Gorham and Stout's disease. We describe two cases of acro-osteolysis and one of Gorham and Stout's disease. The mechanism of disappearing bone disease remains unknown and no treatment has yet been found to stop its evolution.

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