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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
    • angiomatous destruction


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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Gorham's vanishing bone disease
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