[CITATION][C] Infantile cortical hyperostosis: Report of a case responding to treatment with corticotropin
LG Bush, OE Merrell - The Journal of Pediatrics, 1952 - Elsevier
LG Bush, OE Merrell
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1952•ElsevierA case of infantile cortical hyperostosis in a 4-month-old child is reported, with involvement
of the mandible and left ulna. 2. Following the administration of corticotropin there was a
rapid improvement in clinical signs, with later return of the laboratory studies to normal. X-
rays of the involved bones showed no changes in the lesions one month after treatment, but
were normal four months after treatment.
of the mandible and left ulna. 2. Following the administration of corticotropin there was a
rapid improvement in clinical signs, with later return of the laboratory studies to normal. X-
rays of the involved bones showed no changes in the lesions one month after treatment, but
were normal four months after treatment.
Summary
A case of infantile cortical hyperostosis in a 4-month-old child is reported, with involvement of the mandible and left ulna.
2.Following the administration of corticotropin there was a rapid improvement in clinical signs, with later return of the laboratory studies to normal. X-rays of the involved bones showed no changes in the lesions one month after treatment, but were normal four months after treatment.
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