Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica
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Also known as:
von Recklinhausen disease II
von Recklinghausen’s disease of bone
Associated persons:
Gerhard Engel
Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Description:
Now mostly historical term for a generalized rarefying bone disorder with skeletal deformation, seen in advanced hyperparathyroidism. It is characterized by cysts or brown tumours in the form of deeply pigmented foci consisting of fibrous scarring of the bone with pseudocysts, haemorrhages, and collection of osteoclasts. There is arthralgia, fractures, bowing of long bones and often gross deformities of the spine and chest.
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"A fibrous degeneration, cyst formation, and the presence of fibrous nodules in bone, usually due to HYPERPARATHYROIDISM."
3 synonyms or equivalents were found.
Osteitis fibrosa cystica
aka/or
von Recklinghausen's disease of bone
aka/or
Brown tumor
may be caused by or feature of Hyperparathyroidism
may cause or feature Miscellaneous syndromes
Bone cyst
Pathological fracture
X-ray abnormalities
Osteosclerosis
Inflammatory conditions
Osteitis
belong(s) to the category of Inflammatory conditions
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