A Palpable Parathyroid Tumour in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Prosthetic treatment in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta.

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a syndrome of interest to dentists because dentinogenesis imperfecta is frequently associated with not only bone disease but also tooth diseas~. Specifically, these patients usually have many dental problems such as 1) high incidence of tooth fracture, enamel chipping and cracking, 2) high caries activity, 3) inability or difficulty of endodontic treatment, 4) mastica...

Management of a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta: a case study.

Managing the patient with osteogenesis imperfecta: a multidisciplinary approach

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous heritable connective tissue disorder characterized by low bone density. The type and severity of OI are variable. The primary manifestations are fractures, bone deformity, and bone pain, resulting in reduced mobility and function to complete everyday tasks. OI affects not only the physical but also the social and emotional well-being of children, ...

Anaesthesia in a parturient with osteogenesis imperfecta.

A 20-yr-old primigravida at 38 weeks gestation with premature rupture of membranes and evidence of fetal distress required urgent Caesarean section. The diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta had been made 4 days earlier. The patient refused a regional anaesthetic. Difficulties in the administration of general anaesthesia to patients with osteogenesis imperfecta were recognized and managed accord...

Association of Behçet’s Disease with Osteogenesis Imperfecta in A Ten-Year-Old Girl

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder characterized by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause. In this article, we present a patient suffering from OI, who had concomitant active Behçet’s Disease(BD)with repeated oro-genital ulcers, skin postular eruptions and severe recurrent bilateral uveitis. This patient, is, to our knowledge the first reported case in ...