title: An unusual complication in a 9-year-old patient with hereditary multiple osteochondromatosis.
abstract: This case report describes the presentation of a 9-year-old boy with a history of hereditary multiple osteochondromatosis who presented to the outpatient setting with progressive difficulty in ambulation. Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine revealed a thoracic spinal tumor, which was surgically removed. After surgery, the boy's ambulation and spasticity/contractures improved. This case is unique because this complication of hereditary multiple osteochondromatosis was identified at an age and in a region that are not typical. From a clinical standpoint, early identification of this complication is important because surgical treatment typically leads to good outcomes.
authors.affiliation: VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 10 Casia St, San Juan, PR. cec338@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Calvo
authors.forename: Maricarmen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Edwardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005097:Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae