Rheumatology Advance Access originally published online on April 12, 2005
Rheumatology 2005 44(8):1069-1072; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keh649
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CamuratiEngelmann diseasea case report and literature review
Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and 1 Department of Paediatrics, Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK
Correspondence to: A. V. Ramanan, Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3SB, UK. E-mail: avramanan@hotmail.com
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SIR, CamuratiEngelmann disease is a rare autosomal dominant condition characterized by progressive diaphyseal dysplasia. We report a child presenting with non-specific limb pains and a waddling gait in whom the clinical and radiological appearances led to a diagnosis of Camurati-Engelmann disease.
A 4-yr-old boy presented with a history of pains in both lower limbs for several years, worsening over the preceding 3 months. The pain was localized to his calf and thigh muscles. The pain was initially only during the day but with time there was pain at night as well. He had
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