A viable pregnancy in a patient with myositis ossificans progressiva

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987 Mar;156(3):577-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(87)90054-8.

Abstract

Myositis ossificans progressiva is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a progressive ectopic ossification of the connective tissue of the voluntary muscles and ligaments with associated debilitation and characteristic skeletal malformations. There have been less than 600 cases in the literature. This is the first reported case of a viable pregnancy in a patient with myositis ossificans progressiva.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myositis Ossificans / physiopathology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*