Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Sep 5;31(3):335-6.
doi: 10.4274/tjh.2013.0405.

Diagnosis: infantile malign osteopetrosis

Sevgin Taner  1 , Ali Fettah, Neşe Yaralı, Sevde Seçer, Ozge Ağlamış, Bahattin Tunç
Affiliations

Diagnosis: infantile malign osteopetrosis

Sevgin Taner et al. Turk J Haematol. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Posteroanterior chest X-ray revealed a uniform increase in bone density.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Radiograph of limbs shows Erlenmeyer flask deformity of distal femur and generalized increased bone density with the obliteration of the marrow cavity.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Radiograph of skull showing sclerosis and thickening of orbital rims.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Balemans W, Van Wesenbeeck L, Van Hul W. A clinical and molecular overview of the human osteopetroses. Calcif Tissue Int. 2005;77:263–274. - PubMed
    1. Stark Z, Savarirayan R. Osteopetrosis. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2009;4:5–5. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Gerritsen EJ, Vossen JM, Loo IH, van, Hermans J, Helfrich MH, Griscelli C, Fischer A. Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis: variability of findings at diagnosis and during the natural course. Pediatrics. 1994;93:247–253. - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources