Four Cases of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Followed up until Adolescence.

Report of Four Cases of Osteogenesis

Four cases of osteogenesis imperfecta along with clinical and laboratory studies were reported.  Autosomal dominant pattern of transmission was most pro - bable in the first case owing to the fact that all members of the family showed blue sebera,two third was affected with various fractures and one forth suffered with deafness.  Recessive abnormal trait probably due to new mutation was the c...

Dentinogenesis imperfecta associated with osteogenesis imperfecta: report of two cases.

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable systemic disorder of the connective tissue. Dentinogenesis imperfecta (DI), which is sometimes an accompanying symptom of OI, belongs to a group of genetically conditioned dentin dysplasias and is characterized clinically by an opalescent amber appearance of the dentin. Although the teeth of DI cases wear more easily and excessively compared to normal...

Intrauterine Osteogenesis Imperfecta in Four Siblings.

Ophthalmic outcomes of congenital toxoplasmosis followed until adolescence.

BACKGROUND Congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) can elicit severe damage to several organs, especially the eye, and may be manifested at birth or later. We assessed the long-term ocular prognosis in a cohort of congenitally infected children treated according to a standardized protocol and monitored for up to 22 years. METHODS This prospective study included confirmed cases of CT, which were identif...

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Keywords Disease name and synonyms Definition/Diagnosis criteria Differential diagnosis Frequency Clinical description Etiology Diagnostic methods Management Treatment Genetic counselling References Abstract Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a group of inherited diseases responsible for varying degrees of skeletal fragility. Minimal trauma is sufficient to cause fractures and bone deformities. A ...