Presentation
Multiple joint pain for few months ago.
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
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Hips: Small femoral epiphyses with irregular outline. Irregular ossification centers of the greater trochanters. Bilateral acetabular dysplasia
Knees: Irregular outline of the epiphysis of the distal femur and proximal tibia. Mild bilateral valgus knees.
Ankles: Irregular tibial and fibular epiphyses. Flattening with irregularity of the talar dome bilaterally
Case Discussion
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED) is a rare genetic disorder (an autosomal dominant pattern) that affects the growing ends of bones, characterized by flattening and fragmentation of epiphyses.