Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a case report


Onal M., BAJİN M. D., YILMAZ T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.56, sa.5, ss.561-564, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.561-564
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare, severely disabling, autosomal dominant disease characterized by recurrent painful episodes of soft tissue swelling and the development of heterotopic ossification. The main target is the axial musculature, but eventually ectopic bone formation occurs in the ligaments, the fascia, the tendons and the joint capsules. Small soft tissue traumas and intramuscular injections exacerbate this extraskeletal bone formation. We present a 16-year-old male patient who has osseous lesions beginning from the left ramus mandible and extending along the sternocleidomastoid muscle, vertebral region and deltoid, with visible restriction in temporomandibuler joint movement. Surgery was not performed due to parental concerns.