title: Osteopoikilosis: report of a clinical case and review of the literature.
abstract: Osteopoikilosis is an uncommon benign sclerosing bone dysplasia. Herein we present a case of osteopoikilosis with characteristic roentgenographic findings and clinical findings of cervical myelopathy. The importance of the differential diagnosis in symptomatic cases of osteopoikilosis is emphasized with the review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Numune Education and Research Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Samanpazari, Ankara, Turkey. pinarb@ato.org.tr
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: Kürşat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozoran
authors.forename: Sükrü
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydoğ
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coşkun
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D010023:Osteopoikilosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis