J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1981 Dec;16(4):951-954. 10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.4.951.

Two Cases Reports of Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis

• Kim HS
• Hong KS
• Hong KD

• KMID: 2450737
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1981.16.4.951

Abstract

The infantile cortical hyperostosis is relatively rare unknown cause disease. After the first report of a case of this was that of caffey in 1945, this disease is increasing in frequency. This disease characterized by subperiosteal new bone formation on various bone, leukocytosis, increased Erythrocyte Seidmentation Rate, fever. We experienced two cases of this and reported them in this paper with a brief review of tbe literature.

Keyword

Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis; Caffeys disease

MeSH Terms

Erythrocytes
Fever
Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital*
Leukocytosis
Osteogenesis