Lipodystrophy Progressiva and Pregnancy

Lipodystrophy progressiva and pregnancy.

Partial lipodystrophy and successful pregnancy outcome.

A 31 year old female presented to the ante-natal clinic at 9 weeks of her pregnancy. She was diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus, 5 years previously and was on oral hypoglycemic agents. She also had hyperlipidemia on previous laboratoiy investigations. She conceived soon after her marriage. There was no family history of diabetes or other abnonnalities. When seen initially, she had almost com...

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disorder of the connective tissue characterized by progressive disability as a result of extensive extra skeletal enchondral bone formation and malformed big toes which are often monophalangic. Occasional features include short thumbs, fifth finger clinodactyly, malformed cervical vertebrae and mild mental retardation. Beginning duri...

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Fibrodysplasia (myositis) ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder in which there is a progressive ectopic ossification and skeletal malformation, mainly in the connective tissue of muscle. The diagnosis is based on the clinical findings and radiological demonstration of the skeletal malformations. We report a 5 year-old female case with FOP.

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by postnatal progressive heterotopic ossification of connective tissue and congenital malformation of big toes. We report a 3-year male toddler with clinical and radiological features of FOP. He was born with bilateral hallux valgus and at the age of 3 years presented with hard swellings over back, s...