Monostotic fibrous dysplasia
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| Monostotic fibrous dysplasia | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
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| ICD-10 | M85.0 |
| ICD-9-CM | 733.29 |
| DiseasesDB | 32262 |
| Patient UK | Monostotic fibrous dysplasia |
| MeSH | D005358 |
Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (or monostotic osteitis fibrosa) is a form of fibrous dysplasia where only one bone is involved. It comprises a majority of the cases of fibrous dysplasia.
It is also known as "Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome".[1]
A rare bone disorder characterized by benign bone growths which can cause very painful swellings and bone deformities and makes bone prone to fractures.
References
External links
- http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/Cases/bwh/hcache/42/full.html
- http://www.hopkins-arthritis.org/radrds/radiology_10/10_radrds_diagnosis.html
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