Abstract
Pycnodysostosis is described for the first time in a Pakistani family. Two cases are presented and are contrasted with cases of osteopetrosis seen in this hospital over a twenty year period. The possibility of confusion with osteopetrosis is indicated and discussed.
MeSH terms
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dysostoses / diagnosis
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Dysostoses / genetics*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Orofaciodigital Syndromes / diagnosis
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Orofaciodigital Syndromes / genetics
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Osteopetrosis / diagnosis
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Pakistan / ethnology
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Pedigree
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Scotland