title: Florid reactive periostitis of the forearm bones in a child.
abstract: Florid reactive periostitis is a pronounced periosteal reaction, usually affecting the hands and feet, for which there is no obvious cause. It is rare in children and in long bones. We report an unusual case of florid reactive periostitis in a ten-year-old girl that involved both bones of the forearm. The lesion resolved over a period of one year, leaving a residual exostosis. She developed a physeal bar in the distal ulna in the region of the lesion at one-year follow-up. This was thought to be a complication of the biopsy procedure and was treated by resection and proximal ulnar lengthening.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Orthopaedic Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632004, India.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Madhuri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Gibikote
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005096:Exostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010522:Periostitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography