Published case studies involving diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) along with symptomatic ossification of the stylohyoid ligament, or "Eagle syndrome," are rare. In this report, we document a case of bilateral Eagle syndrome and advanced DISH in the cervical spine of an 80-year-old man who presented with severe neck stiffness and intermittent asphyxia. The key imaging and clinical...

lipoma is the most common soft tissue tumor but the presence of osseous component within the tumor is quite rare. some studies show that less than 1% of lipomas were ossified. we describe the histological, radiological and diagnostic features of an ossified intramuscular lipoma. to the best of the authors' knowledge, a symptomatic ossified intramuscular lipoma without any cortical erosion and h...

Three cases of intracranial dural chondrosarcoma are reported. The radiologic appearance of this slow-growing, extraaxial malignant tumor is different from the more familiar skull-base chondrosarcoma and may mimic an atypical meningioma. Dural chondrosarcoma tends to be less calcified or even to lack matrix calcification; it is associated with bone erosion but not with bone destruction or hyper...

changes here described from the appearance of secondary neoplasm, particularly neuroblastoma, may be difficult, and the diagnosis may only become clear with evolution of more typical radiological appearances. Eversole, Holman, and Robinson in 1957 described focal resorption of cortical bone as an early microscopical feature in the evolution of infantile cortical hyperostosis. The relative vascu...

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Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is often incorporated into osteoarthritis. Although DISH often coexists with OA, patients affected by this disorder differ from patients with primary OA in several aspects: prevalence in the general population, gender distribution, anatomic site of primary involvement, magnitude and distribution in the spine and the peripheral joints. DISH is a distinct ...

Introduction The syndrome of synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis (SAPHO) is a rare autoinflammatory syndrome, affecting essentially the adults. Osteitis with Propionibacterium Acnes reported in the literature is generally connected to the presence of a foreign body or with the SAPHO syndrome. Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a disease related to the SAPHO ...

We present a rare cause of hypercapneic respiratory failure through this case report of a 72-year-old man presenting with progressive dyspnea and dysphagia over two years. Hypercapneic respiratory failure was acute on chronic in nature without an obvious etiology. Extensive workup for intrinsic pulmonary disease and neurologic causes were negative. Laryngoscopy and diagnostic imaging confirmed ...

Caffey's disease is a self limited disorder of infantile age group. It is synonymous with 'infantile cortical hyperostosis' and 'Caffey's-Silver syndrome'.It is characterized by fever, irritability, bone pain and characteristic bony changes. It has no definite etiology. This report describes a 4 months old infant presenting with fever, irritability and soft tissue swellings. Investigations led ...