Hyperostosis
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| Hyperostosis | |
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| A human skull showing hyperostosis | |
| Specialty | Rheumatology  |
Hyperostosis is an excessive growth of bone. It may lead to exostosis. It occurs in many musculoskeletal disorders and from use of drugs like Isotretinoin.[1]
Disorders featuring hyperostosis include:[2]
- Camurati-Engelmann disease, type 2
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, primary, autosomal recessive, 2
- Melorheostosis
- Tumoral calcinosis, hyperphosphatemic, familial, 1
- Worth disease
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