Primary osteoma cutis : multiple café-au-lait spots and woolly hair anomaly

An 11-year-old girl with typical features of primary osteoma cutis is reported. She demonstrated multiple areas of subcutaneous, asymptomatic, slow-growing nodules, mostly localized at the extremities. Radiographic evidence of soft tissue calcification and histologic confirmation of ectopic bone for...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 1995-02, Vol.25 (1), p.34-36
Main Authors: RUGGIERI, M, PAVONE, V, SMILARI, P, RIZZO, R, SORGE, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bone and Bones
Child
Choristoma - diagnosis
Dermatology
Female
Hair - abnormalities
Humans
Medical sciences
Pigmentation Disorders - diagnosis
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Summary:An 11-year-old girl with typical features of primary osteoma cutis is reported. She demonstrated multiple areas of subcutaneous, asymptomatic, slow-growing nodules, mostly localized at the extremities. Radiographic evidence of soft tissue calcification and histologic confirmation of ectopic bone formation was obtained. She also showed café-au-lait spots, woolly hair and intrauterine growth deficiency.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/BF02020840