Paget's Disease: Case Report
10.4055/jkoa.1983.18.3.592
- Author:
In Suk OH
;
Kwang Yoon SEO
;
Yong Uck KIM
;
Yong Bum JEON
;
In Ki BAIK
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Paget's disease
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Female;
Humans;
Ilium;
Korea;
Pelvis;
Skull
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1983;18(3):592-595
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pagets disease is a chronic skeletal disease of middle and later life, beginning insidiously and characterized by progressive structural changes and typical deformities occuring in the long bones, pelvis, and cranium. The occurence of Pagets disease is extremely rare in Korea. We have experienced a case of Pagets disease of bone in 67 year-old female affecting mainly the ilium and skull, and we report the case with brief review of the literatures.
