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spontaneous osteolysis
several syndromes of "vanishing bones":
(Cf: rapid demineralization)
- idiopathic hereditary osteolysis
- autosomal dominant, manifest in early childhood
- carpals + tarsals involved first
- autosomal-recessive carpal and tarsal osteolysis
- idiopathic osteolysis with nephropathy
- carpals, tarsals, adjacent tubular bones involved
- azotemia --> death in early adulthood
- massive osteolysis of Gorham
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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