Hereditary multiple exostosis in two Nigerian siblings.

BMJ Case Rep

Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine. PMB 2022, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria.

Published: November 2011

Two siblings of an achondroplastic father with radiological features of hereditary multiple exostoses are presented. This condition is rarely reported and there are few reports among black Africans. These two cases are reported to heighten the index of suspicion in diagnosis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3028090PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0901DOI Listing

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