Familial prostatic calcification in childhood associated with cranial-bone thickening: Review of literature and report of three cases
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OBJECTIVES To review the few published cases of prostatic calculi, a rare condition in children, and to report three further cases. METHODS The databases PUBMED and HINARI were searched using the keywords 'childhood' and 'prostatic calculi'; the search included reports from 1956 to the present. Further cases from three families with children having prostatic calculi are reported here. RESULTS Four cases were recorded previously but no association was stated between the presence of calculi and cranial-bone abnormality. CONCLUSIONS Prostatic calculi in childhood are rare; the condition requires further study and clarification.
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