Gamuts

Polyostotic bone lesions in children

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
Brown tumor of hyperparathyroidism
Burkitt lymphoma
Dysostosis
Fibrous cortical defect
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Nonossifying fibroma
Osteochondrodysplasia
Osteomyelitis
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Primary anemia
Trauma
 Uncommon
Angiomatosis
Avascular necrosis
Cortical bone desmoid
Cystic lymphangiomatosis
Dactylitis
Enchondromatosis
Ewing sarcoma
Fibromatosis
Gaucher disease
Hemangiomatosis
Hemophilia
Hereditary multiple exostoses
Hypervitaminosis A
Hypervitaminosis D
Jaffe-Campanacci syndrome
Juvenile chronic arthritis
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Landing-Shirkey disease
Leprosy
Macrodystrophia lipomatosa
Maffucci syndrome
Mastocytosis
Melorheostosis
Metastases
Mucolipidosis
Mucopolysaccharidosis
Multicentric infantile myofibromatosis
Neuroblastoma
Neurofibromatosis
Niemann-Pick disease
Osteosarcomatosis
Pachydermoperiostosis
Periosteal desmoid
Sickle cell disease
Syphilis
Tuberous sclerosis
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