title: Infantile cortical hyperostosis of the ribs (Caffey's disease) without mandibular involvement.
abstract: Infantile cortical hyperostosis (ICH), or Caffey's disease, first reported by Caffey and Silverman in 1945, is a benign condition characterized radiographically by corticoperiosteal thickening of bone with subperiosteal new bone formation. Sites of occurrence vary, with the mandible being involved in 75%-80% of cases. The following is a case report of ICH limited to four contiguous ribs with no evidence of mandibular involvement.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006958:Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*