Infantile cortical hyperostosis of the mandible.

作者信息

Wong Yiu-kai, Cheng Jason Chi-fung

机构信息

Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Unit, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.

出版信息

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2008 Sep;46(6):497-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.12.008. Epub 2008 Feb 11.

Infantile cortical hypersotosis is a rare disease that affects children during the first six months of life, and is characterized by new periosteal bone formation. We report a case that affected the left mandible in a 3-month-old boy treated with indometacin.