UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF OSTEOPETROSIS

Authors

  • Hasnain Abbas Dharamshi Karachi Medical and Dental College
  • Ali Abbas Mohsin Sindh Medical College
  • Syed Muhammad Mustahsan Sindh Medical College
  • Reshma Devi Chandka Medical College
  • Anaam Iqbal Dow International Medical College
  • Syed Muhammad Ali Abidi Sindh Medical College
  • Syed Arsalan Ahmed Karachi medical and dental college

Abstract

Osteopetrosis is a rare hereditary disorder of osteoclast dysfunction leading to abnormally dense and sclerotic bones that are fragile and break easily. It can be inherited in various patterns like autosomal-dominant, autosomal-recessive or as X-linked traits, but the most grievous forms of its inheritance are the autosomal-recessive ones, which show early onset and are associated with very poor prognosis. We report here the case of an asymptomatic young boy, who was diagnosed as the case of autosomal recessive osteopetrosis on the basis of his genetic studies. The reason for his unusual asymptomatic disease was the location of mutation in TCIRG1 gene that was revealed from his genetic studies. Another unusual point about him was his survival at this age, which is surprisingly rewarding as patients with autosomal recessive osteopetrosis usually die earlier by the age of 2–3 years.

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Published

2016-03-10

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2016): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE, ABBOTTABAD

Section

CASE REPORT

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