All issues > Volume 29(8); 1986

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(8):907-911. Published online August 31, 1986.

A Case of Osteopetrosis.

Young Bin Cho¹, Gyu Ho Lim¹, Young Choon Woo¹, Ki Yang Ryoo¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital，Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Osteopetrosis is a rare disease causing an abnormal sclerosing of bone. We experienced a case of osteopetrosis in a 3 month old infant, who has had frequent upper respiratory tract infection, progressive pallor, abdominal distention and growth retardation, which was diagnosed by clinical features, radiological examinations, laboratory examinations and bone marrow biopsy. Radiological examinations showed generalized sclerosis of bone, dense orbital roof and skull base, and metaphyseal flaring of long bone. We made a brief review of literature.

Keywords :Osteopetrosis.