J Korean Orthop Assoc.
2001 Oct;36(5):493-496.
Recurrence of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
Abstract
- Infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey's disease) is considered to be a benign self- limiting disease of uncertain etiology that appears in early infancy. A 16 month old girl, who had an infantile cortical hyperostosis after her birth, was admitted because of irritability and a painful swelling of her leg and a cortical thickening in her left tibia. We diagnosed this as being a recurrence of infantile cortical hyperostosis according to clincal and radiologic findings. Recurrence of cortical thickening in patient with a history of Caffey's disease may be suspected in the infantile cortical hyperostosis disorder.
