Gorham’s Disappearing Bone Disease: A Rare Cause of Extensive Bone Destruction
- Author:
Subapriya Suppiah
;
Roziah Muridan
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Gorham’s disease;
Disappearing bone;
Osteolysis;
Computed tomography
- MeSH:
Osteolysis, Essential
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2016;12(1):60-62
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Osteolytic disease of the bones have a myriad range of aetiology. One rare cause is Gorham’s disease
or disappearing bone disease. This disease is a diagnosis by exclusion using correlation made with
clinical presentation, radiological findings and histopathological confirmation. Although many different
therapies have been advocated, none have been successful in fully controlling this disease. We present a
case that was detected in a Chinese lady using diagnostic imaging, confirmed with computed tomography
guided biopsy and successfully treated with joint reconstruction using endoprosthesis.
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