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Pyknodyostosis

Discussion

  •   short sature beomes evident in early childhood;
  • other manifestations of disorder (enlarged skull, short & broad hands & feet, dstrophic nails, and blue sclerae) usually are recongnized in
    infancy;
  • pathologic fractures are a frequent complication;
  • on x-ray, bone sclerosis appears during infancy