Presentation
Mutiple areas of swelling in lower limbs with deformity.
Patient Data
Age: 15
Gender: Male
From the case:
Multiple hereditary exostoses
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Multiple bony outgrowths (away from the joint) noted in bilateral lower limbs and right femur.
Bony ankylosis and deformity in the lower limbs.
From the case:
Multiple hereditary exostoses
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Yellow arrows indicate multiple exostoses arising from proximal diaphyseal ends of tibia and fibula in the right lower limb.
Red arrow indicates bony deformity.
Case Discussion
Case of mulitple hereditary exostoses.
Also known as diaphyseal achalasia.
Typical pattern is bilateral and symmetric lesions.