Osteopetrosis (malignant)

Introduction: Osteopetrosis (malignant)

Description of Osteopetrosis (malignant)

Osteopetrosis (malignant) (medical condition): A rare disorder characterized primarily by increased bone density as old bone is not resorbed and replaced with new bone - is also known as marble bone disease. The malignant infantile form is the most severe form of this disorder and death usually occurs in the first decade of life.

See also:

Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form:
  »Introduction: Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form
  »Symptoms of Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form

Osteopetrosis (malignant): Excessive formation of dense trabecular bone leading to pathological fractures, OSTEITIS, SPLENOMEGALY with infarct, ANEMIA, and extramedullary hemopoiesis (HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY).
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Osteopetrosis (malignant): Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Osteopetrosis (malignant):

• Osteopetrosis
• Malignant

Osteopetrosis (malignant): Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Osteopetrosis (malignant) as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Osteopetrosis (malignant) as a Disease

Osteopetrosis (malignant): Another name for Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form
  »Symptoms of Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form

Symptoms of Osteopetrosis (malignant) (Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form)

Some of the symptoms of Osteopetrosis (malignant) incude:

• Optic atrophy
• Growth retardation
• Fractures
• Deafness
• Mental retardation

See full list of 14 symptoms of Osteopetrosis (malignant) (Albers-Schonberg disease - malignant recessive form)

Terms associated with Osteopetrosis (malignant):

Terms Similar to Osteopetrosis (malignant):

• Albers-Schoenberg disease
• Marble bone disease

Source: Diseases Database

External links related to: Osteopetrosis (malignant)

• eMedicine - Osteopetrosis : Article by Anuj Bhargava, MD
• OMIM - OSTEOPETROSIS, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE
• osteopetrosis (Albers-Schoenberg disease)
• OMIM - OSTEOPETROSIS, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT, TYPE II; OPTA2

Source: Diseases Database

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