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polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

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Noun1.polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
fibrous dysplasia of bone - a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions


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Many effects ANGAD had polyostotic fibrous dysplasia which meant that a number of bones in his body were affected.
We present the case of a boy with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with involvement of the temporal bone that was first diagnosed when he was 9-years old.
A special type of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia is McCune-Albright syndrome, which is associated with precocious sexual development and cafe au lait spots on the skin.
 
 
 
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