Hyperostosis
| Hyperostosis | |
|---|---|
| A human skull showing hyperostosis | |
| Specialty | Rheumatology |
Hyperostosis is an excessive growth of bone. It may lead to exostosis. It occurs in many musculoskeletal disorders and from use of drugs like Isotretinoin.[1]
Disorders featuring hyperostosis include:[2]
- Camurati-Engelmann disease, type 2
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, primary, autosomal recessive, 2
- Melorheostosis
- Tumoral calcinosis, hyperphosphatemic, familial, 1
- Worth disease
- ^ Ellis, Charles N.; Pennes, David R.; Hermann, Richard C.; Blauvelt, Andrew; Martel, William; Voorhees, John J. (June 1988). "Long-term radiographic follow-up after isotretinoin therapy". Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 18 (6): 1252–1261. doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(88)70131-0.
- ^ "Hyperostosis (Concept Id: C0020492)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-30.