Infantile cortical hyperostosis of the mandible.
Infantile cortical hypersotosis is a rare disease that affects children during the first six months of life, and is characterized by new periosteal bone formation. We report a case that affected the left mandible in a 3-month-old boy treated with indometacin.
Wong
Yiu-kai
YK
Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Unit, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. wykj@graduate.hku.hk
Cheng
Jason Chi-fung
JC
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006958:Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D007213:Indomethacin