title: Sclerosterosis (Truswell-Hansen disease).
abstract: Sclerosteosis or Truswell-Hansen disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by dense bones, tall stature, and syndactyly. Most of the reports are from South Africa. Here we report the first such case from India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: S Deepak
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Amalnath
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vivekanandan
keywords: Sclerosteosis; Truswell-Hansen disease; dense bones; syndactyly
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