Malignant infantile osteopetrosis presenting as failure to thrive

Authors

  • Mohd Ashraf
  • Mohd Mubarik
  • Mohd Irshad
  • Reyaz A Malla
  • Shafqat Rasool

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2014.v01.i01.006

Keywords:

Failure to thrive, Infant, Osteopetrosis, Osteosclerosis

Abstract

Osteopetrosis or marble bone disease is a heterogeneous group of hereditary disorders in which deficient or
altered function of osteoclasts results into defective resorption of bone with resultant sclerosis. We report a case
of infantile osteopetrosis who presented to us as failure to thrive, severe anemia and developmental delay. This
case report highlights the importance of this rare disease as a differential diagnosis in infants with failure to
thrive, to avoid the potentially treatable entity.

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Published

2014-04-24

Issue

Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

Malignant infantile osteopetrosis presenting as failure to thrive. (2014). Indian Journal of Child Health, 1(1), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2014.v01.i01.006