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osteopoikilosis

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osteopoikilosis /os·teo·poi·ki·lo·sis/ (os″te-o-poi″kĭ-lo´sis) a mottled condition of bones, apparent radiographically, due to the presence of multiple sclerotic foci and scattered stippling.osteopoikilot´ic
os·te·o·poi·ki·lo·sis (st--poik-lss)
n.
An inherited condition characterized by bones that are mottled because of widespread small foci of compact bone in the spongy bone. Also called osteopathia condensans.

osteopoikilosis
[os′tē·ōpoi′kilō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, osteon + poikilos, mottled, osis, condition
an inherited condition of the bones, transmitted as an autosomal-dominant trait, characterized by multiple areas of dense calcification throughout the osseous tissue, producing a mottled appearance on x-ray examination. It is a benign condition, usually without symptoms and of unknown cause. Also called osteosclerosis fragilis congenita. osteopoikilotic, adj.

osteopoikilosis [os″te-o-poi″kĭ-lo´sis]
a mottled condition of bones, apparent radiographically, due to the presence of multiple sclerotic foci and scattered stippling. adj., adj osteopoikilot´ic.

osteopoikilosis
a mottled condition of bones, apparent radiographically, due to the presence of multiple sclerotic foci and scattered stippling.

osteopoikilosis
An AD condition characterized by multiple small foci of osteosclerosis in the spongiosa of the pelvis, metaphysis of long bones, tarsal and carpal bones, often associated with subcutaneous bony nodules


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DIAGNOSIS Osteopoikilosis (OPK) DISCUSSION Osteopoikilosis (osteopathia condensans disseminata) is a rare sclerosing bone dysplasia of unknown etiology.
 
 
 
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