Melorheostosis is a rare sclerosing hyperostosis that affects the appendicular skeleton more than the axial skeleton. This disorder also affects the cutaneous and soft tissues and leads to the formation of fibrosis and contracture. Due to the unique features of melorheostosis (dripping candle wax appearance), plain radiographs are often sufficient for diagnosis. Herein we report a case of melor...

Hyperostosis frontalis interna (HFI), symmetric thickening of the inner table of the frontal bone, is relatively common in women but very rare in men. We report the case of an elderly male patient with HFI. This patient was accompanied by primary hypogonadism, which may be related to the underlying pathogenesis of HFI.

SAPHO syndrome stands for synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis. The common site of skeletal lesions in this syndrome is the sternocostoclavicular area. Spondylodiscitis is rarely described in published studies. In general, skin lesions develop before the onset of skeletal lesions. We report a case of SAPHO syndrome in which spondylodiscitis developed more than 1 year before th...

The article outlines changes of locomotor system in patients with diabetes mellitus. Classification of individual diseases is based on the requirements of clinical practice mainly. The following diseases are described here: diabetic cheiroarthropathy, shoulder impingement syndrome, Charcots joint, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, diabetic osteopathy and other pathologies associated wit...

Pneumosinus dilatans (PSD) refers to an abnormally enlarged, air-filled paranasal sinus without radiological evidence of localized bone destruction, hyperostosis, or mucous membrane thickening. This disorder has been associated with meningioma, especially optic nerve sheath meningioma, but its pathophysiology remains unclear. Spontaneous pneumocephalus is an exceptional presentation of PSD and,...

Background: En plaque sphenoid wing meningioma is morphological unique in comparison with other intracranial meningiomas, characterized by a carpet-like usually small soft tissue component which invade the dura and extensively involve the bone specially the sphenoid wing and orbit causing significant hyperostosis. Patients & Methods: A retrospective analysis of the clinical data, neuro-radiolog...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a well-recognised entity characterised by calcifications and ossifications of the entheses affecting mainly the spine and peripheral sites. DISH is still insufficiently investigated and understood. The objective of this report is to highlight the present limitations of our understanding of the condition and suggest future research paths.

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by anterior and lateral ossification of the vertebral body. We present a case report of central cord syndrome in a patient with DISH after minor trauma. The patient was treated surgically. We also discuss symptomatology and the common mechanism of cord injury in DISH.

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis previously has been reported to cause a number of extraspinal manifestations including dysphagia, respiratory distress, dysphonia and cervical myelopathy. We report a case of cervical DISH so extensive as to interfere with the swallowing mechanism and lead to aspiration. Patients with DISH who have mechanical compression of the posterior pharynx may be a...

Twenty-four patients with myotonic dystrophy underwent computed tomographic examination of the skull and brain. The results were compared with those of 20 normal subjects of similar age and sex distribution. Microcephaly and thickening of the calvarium were frequently observed. Some cases showed basal ganglia calcification. Our findings confirm that cranial hyperostosis and brain pathology is a...