polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Thân thiện

A doctor examines an X-ray showing polyostotic fibrous dysplasia in a patient's leg bones.

Definition

Noun: - A rare, non-inherited bone disorder characterized by the replacement of normal bone with fibrous, scar-like tissue. This condition affects multiple bones (polyostotic) and can lead to deformity, fractures, and pain.

Usage

This is a specific medical term used in clinical and diagnostic contexts. - The radiographic findings were consistent with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. - Management of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia often involves a multidisciplinary team.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often associated with McCune-Albright syndrome, a condition where polyostotic fibrous dysplasia occurs alongside café-au-lait skin spots and endocrine problems.
  • The patient presented with the classic triad of McCune-Albright syndrome, including polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.

Variants and Related Words

• Fibrous dysplasia (n): The broader category of the disorder, which can be monostotic (affecting a single bone) or polyostotic.
• Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (n): Fibrous dysplasia affecting only one bone.

Synonyms

• Polyostotic FD (n): A common abbreviation in medical literature.
• Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease (n): A historical synonym, though this term is less specific and used less frequently today.

Related Phrases

• Craniofacial fibrous dysplasia: A specific form often involved in polyostotic cases, affecting bones of the skull and face.
  • The polyostotic fibrous dysplasia primarily involved craniofacial bones.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones

Từ đồng nghĩa

• albright's disease