Gorham disease involving the maxillofacial bones: A perplexing entity

Festi Lova; Manoj Vengal; Auswaf Ahsan; Ashir Kr; Tim Peter; Hamesh Gangadharan

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.09.016

Gorham disease involving the maxillofacial bones: A perplexing entity

Radiol Case Rep. 2017 Nov 6;13(1):96-100. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.09.016. eCollection 2018 Feb.

Authors

Festi Lova¹, Manoj Vengal¹, Auswaf Ahsan¹, Ashir Kr¹, Tim Peter¹, Hamesh Gangadharan¹

Affiliation

¹ Oral Medicine and Radiology Department, KMCT Dental College, Calicut, Kerala, India.

Abstract

Gorham disease is a rare disorder with progressive osteolysis which leads to the vanishing of bones. Its etiology and ideal management strategy are still an enigma. A case of Gorham disease involving the maxillofacial region in a 25-year-old male with an emphasis on etiology and diagnosis is discussed.

Keywords: CT; Gorham disease; MRI; Massive osteolysis; Phantom bone disease.

Publication types

Case Reports