“ This is a rare, benign, self-limiting condition also known as infantile cortical hyperostosis. I t occurs in those aged less than 6 month...
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This is a rare, benign, self-limiting condition also known as infantile cortical hyperostosis. It occurs in those aged less than 6 months and is associated with fever, soft tissue swelling and irritability combined with a characteristic x-ray appearance.
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• Soft tissue swelling.
• Marked cortical hyperostosis (mandible affected in 80%).
• Cortex appears lamellated.
• Diaphyseal—the epiphyses are spared.
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