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A skeleton in a huff: insights in etiologies of osteosclerosis.
J Bone Miner Res
March 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
A 30-yr-old man developed right lower leg pain and a palpable solid mass. Radiographic imaging revealed a periosteal reaction with an exostotic mass arising from the right distal fibula. Generalized skeletal osteosclerosis with periosteal reaction was discovered on a radiographic skeletal survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurolathyrism With Deep Vein Thrombosis and Bony Exostosis: Are They New Forms of Angiolathyrism and Osteolathyrism?
Cureus
August 2022
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, IND.
Lathyriasis or lathyrism is a form of upper motor neuron disease caused by the dietary intake of grass pea (). It is an irreversible crippling disease with poor outcomes. The possible pathogenesis is attributed to a toxin present in the legume, i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFemoral osteochondroma responsible for ischiofemoral impingement, bursitis, and secondary lipoma arborescens mimicking malignant transformation.
Acta Radiol Open
December 2019
Department of Radiology, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), Brussels, Belgium.
We present the case of a 53-year-old woman with a known history of hereditary multiple exostosis disease referred for further imaging work-up after ultrasound and computed tomography leading to the suspicion of malignant transformation of an osteochondroma (exostosis) located on the posteromedial aspect of the right proximal femur. Imaging examinations suggested an ischiofemoral impingement resulting in a secondary bursitis associated with the development of an internal lipoma arborescens. This rare association explained the complexity of the diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersistent Haglund's disease after conventional treatments: the innovative role of radiotherapy.
BJR Case Rep
May 2016
Department of Radiation Oncology, Scientific Institute Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy.
Haglund's disease, an inflammation of the retrocalcaneal bursa and a bone enlargement on the back of the heel, is a painful syndrome mainly caused by the exostotic prominence of the posterior calcaneus. Conventional treatment consists of rest, shoewear modification, medical therapy and, in selected cases, surgery. We report the case of a 59-year-old male with a history of severe atraumatic monolateral heel pain treated with foot orthotics, rest and surgery with partial regression of symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSolitary pelvic osteochondroma causing L5 nerve root compression.
Orthopedics
December 2009
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor, accounting for more than one-third of all benign bone tumors. It usually develops at the metaphysis of the long bones, especially the distal femur and proximal tibia. Approximately 40% of osteochondromas are found around the knee.
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