title: [Essential osteolysis. Study of 3 cases and a classification trial].
abstract: Disappearing bone disease is a rare syndrome, characterized by an idiopathic and spontaneous progressive resorption of bone, for which different etiologies must be considered. The classification of this disease is difficult; acro-osteolysis involves the phalanges or the carpus and tarsus. Massive osteolysis corresponds to diffuse multicentric cystic hemangiomatosis and Gorham and Stout's disease. We describe two cases of acro-osteolysis and one of Gorham and Stout's disease. The mechanism of disappearing bone disease remains unknown and no treatment has yet been found to stop its evolution.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Cochin, Paris.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bisagni-Faure
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Giraudet-Le Quintrec
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Job-Deslandre
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Menkes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010015:Osteolysis, Essential / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013639:Tarsal Bones
vernacular_title: L'ostéolyse essentielle. Etude de 3 cas et essai de classification.