Gamuts

Polyostotic bone lesions in adults

Fibrous dysplasia is a disorder where normal bone and marrow is replaced with fibrous tissue, resulting in formation of bone that is weak and prone to expansion. As a result, most complications result from fracture, deformity, functional impairment, and pain. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Arthritic or synovial-based lesions
Avascular necrosis
Hyperparathyroidism
Metastases
Multiple myeloma
Nonossifying fibroma
Osteomyelitis
Paget disease of bone
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Trauma
 Uncommon
Acro-osteolysis
Amyloidosis
Angiosarcoma
Bacillary angiomatosis
Enchondromatosis
Eosinophilic granuloma
Fibromatosis
Gaucher disease
Hemangioendothelioma
Hemangiomatosis
Hereditary multiple exostoses
Hydatid disease
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Jackhammer operator disease
Kaposi sarcoma
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Leprosy
Leukemia
Lymphangiomatosis
Lymphoma
Maffucci syndrome
Mastocytosis
Membranous lipodystrophy
Mucolipidosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Multicentric infantile myofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis
Niemann-Pick disease
Pancreatitis with bone lesions
Primary anemia
Radium poisoning
Sarcoidosis
Syphilis
Thyroid acropachy
Tuberous sclerosis
Weber-Christian disease
Yaws

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