Camurati-Engelmann disease: failure of response to bisphosphonates: report of two cases.

Clin Rheumatol

Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas/ UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.

Published: August 2005

Camurati-Engelmann disease is a rare bone disorder characterized by cortical thickening of the diaphysis of tubular bones, with sparing of the epiphysis. It has variable degrees of penetrance and expression, but may be very disabling for the affected individuals who manifest the painful symptoms. The authors report on two women with typical presentation of severe Camurati-Engelmann disease whose treatment with bisphosphonates failed to add any improvement beyond that elicited by corticosteroids alone.

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