Dhamu Ilavarasan M, Venkatadass K, Pushpa B T, Rajasekaran S
Department of Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, 313, Mettupalayam Main Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu India.
Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu India.
Indian J Orthop. 2023 Aug 31;57(10):1702-1705. doi: 10.1007/s43465-023-00984-6. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Infantile cortical hyperostosis also named as Caffey's disease is a rare self-limiting inflammatory disease that usually affects children during infancy. It is characterized by subperiosteal new bone formation usually involving the diaphysis of long bone as well as the ribs, mandible, scapula, and ribs. It is crucial to diagnose the disease at an earlier stage to avoid superfluous surgery. We report a rare case of infantile cortical hyperostosis of the scapula, its clinical and radiological features.
婴儿皮质增生症也被称为卡菲病,是一种罕见的自限性炎症性疾病,通常影响婴儿期的儿童。其特征是骨膜下新骨形成,通常累及长骨干以及肋骨、下颌骨、肩胛骨和肋骨。早期诊断该疾病以避免不必要的手术至关重要。我们报告一例罕见的肩胛骨婴儿皮质增生症病例及其临床和放射学特征。