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01-09-2006 | Clinical Image
Systemic hyalinosis with extensive lytic bone lesions
Authors:
Steven Colley, Karl Johnson
Published in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Issue 9/2006
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Excerpt
The systemic hyalinoses are rare autosomal recessive disorders, with multiorgan deposition of amorphous hyaline material. The conditions have a wide spectrum of expressivity, varying from infantile generalized forms with early death, to localized juvenile forms with prolonged survival [
1]. Clinical features include skin lesions, gingival hyperplasia, joint contractures and bone involvement—typically diffuse osteopenia and small osteolytic lesions [
2]. …