Caffey's disease in an infant.

Infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey's disease): a case report.

An infant in hospital unexpectedly developed infantile cortical hyperostosis (Caffey's disease) while under-going treatment for an unrelated illness. The presentation of the disease was classic and there was marked thrombocytosis. The aetiological possibilities are discussed.

Vitamin E deficiency and thrombocytosis in Caffey's disease.

An infant is described who presented with ptosis and periorbital oedema and was found to have infantile cortical hyperostosis with thrombocytosis, raised IgM, and vitamin E deficiency.

Caffey's "third Syndrome"--a Critical Evaluation. ("the Battered Baby").

Mandibular Caffey's disease--case report.

The case of a six-month-old boy with mandibular Caffey's disease is described. Emphasis is placed on the role of bone scintigraphy, as a diagnostic method which would be, because of the clinical picture and the beginning of the disease (suspected osteomyelitis), one of the first methods performed. Highly characteristic scintigraphic image, when the mandible is involved, can play the most import...

Caffey's Disease Sans Mandibular and Clavicular Involvement: A Rare Case Report

Caffey's disease, also known as Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis, is a rare, self-limited, benign, inflammatory gene-related disorder of infants that causes bone changes, soft tissue swelling, and irritability. The mandible (75%), clavicles, and ulnae are the bones most frequently involved, others being long bones, lateral ribs, ilia with skull being the rarest. However, we report a case of a 5-...