title: Swelling over the face: infantile cortical hyperostosis.
abstract: Swelling over the face in infancy may be caused by parotitis, abscess glandulae parotis, osteomyelitis, purulent lymph node, bone tumor or by infantile cortical hyperostosis (the Caffey-Silverman syndrome). The case report shows the typical clinical, laboratory and radiographic changes seen in infantile cortical hyperostosis. It is a benign condition, often disappearing spontaneously but also cases of recurrence are known. The knowledge of the typical signs and laboratory findings enables the determination of a quick and reliable diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Otorhinolaryngologic Clinic of Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University, Slovak Republic.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jakubíková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macek
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Halasova
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006958:Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007223:Infant; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography