J Korean Orthop Assoc.  2001 Oct;36(5):493-496.

Recurrence of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis: A Case Report

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  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

Infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey's disease) is considered to be a benign self- limiting disease of uncertain etiology that appears in early infancy. A 16 month old girl, who had an infantile cortical hyperostosis after her birth, was admitted because of irritability and a painful swelling of her leg and a cortical thickening in her left tibia. We diagnosed this as being a recurrence of infantile cortical hyperostosis according to clincal and radiologic findings. Recurrence of cortical thickening in patient with a history of Caffey's disease may be suspected in the infantile cortical hyperostosis disorder.

Keyword

Infantile cortical hyperostosis; Recurrence

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital*
Infant
Leg
Parturition
Recurrence*
Tibia
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