Ossifying subperiosteal hematoma associated with neurofibromatosis type 1. Diagnostic hesitation: a case report and literature review.
We here in report a case of ossifying subperiosteal hematoma in a child with Neurofibromatosis Type I. The availability of an MRI and centers experience with the disease supported our delay in aggressive treatment of this expanding inflammatory mass.
Herrera-Soto
José A
JA
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Crawford
Alvin H
AH
Loveless
Eric A
EA
D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index