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Goksel Leblebisatan1, Umit Celik1, Fatih Temiz1, Tamer Celik1, Fahri Aydin1, Fatma Levent Istifli1, Serife Leblebisatan2, Mustafa Komur1.
Abstract
Osteopetrosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by the failure of osteoclasts to resorb bone. Excessive bone density can interfere with vital tissues and structures, causing serious problems of the body. Hematopoietic insufficiency, disturbed tooth eruption, nerve entrapment syndromes, and growth impairment may develop in a patient with osteopetrosis. Herein, we present an adolescent girl diagnosed with non-infantile type of osteopetrosis with rare complications of the disease like mandibular osteomyelitis and portal hypertension (PHT) without liver cirrhosis. To our knowledge, this is the first pediatric case with osteopetrosis related PHT.Entities:
Year: 2014 PMID: 25825576 PMCID: PMC4375134 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-014-0422-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus ISSN: 0971-4502 Impact factor: 0.900