Cortical hyperostosis as a side-effect of prolonged use of prostaglandins.

作者信息

Rivero Jiménez Natalia, Bret-Zurita Montserrat, García-Guereta Silva Luis

机构信息

1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,La Paz Hospital,Madrid,Spain.

2Department of Pediatric Radiology,La Paz Hospital,Madrid,Spain.

出版信息

Cardiol Young. 2016 Jan;26(1):149-50. doi: 10.1017/S1047951115001912. Epub 2015 Oct 1.

Cortical hyperostosis is a very uncommon side-effect of prolonged prostaglandin therapy with distinctive radiological signs that may be accompanied by painful swelling of the limbs and responds rapidly to withdrawal of therapy.