Osteopoikilosis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis almost certain

Patient Data

Age: 17 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Pelvic x-ray demonstrates numerous bone islands consistent with osteopoikilosis.

Case Discussion

Osteopoikilosis is a sclerosing bony dysplasia with multiple enostoses. It is a rare inherited benign condition incidentally found on skeletal x rays.

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