title: Osteopoikilosis: what does the rheumatologist must know about it?
abstract: Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare, benign, and asymptomatic bone dysplasia that is developed during childhood and persists throughout life. This condition is generally found incidentally on plain radiographies made by other reasons. The main differential diagnosis is osteoblastic metastasis. So, OPK must be in differential diagnosis when bone lesions are identified on plain radiograph to avoid alarming the patient with more serious disease and misdiagnosis. In this paper, we review the clinical manifestation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of OPK.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus Universitário, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 97105-900. tiagomtbmed@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Tiago Geraldo
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Woyciechowsky
authors.forename: Márcio Rafael
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Monticielo
authors.forename: Briele
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keiserman
authors.forename: Odirlei Andre
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Monticielo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010023:Osteopoikilosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics