title: A case of craniofacial fibrous dysplasia associated with McCune-Albright syndrome lost to follow-up.
abstract: McCune-Albright syndrome is a rare fibro-osseous syndrome characterised by a classic triad of fibrous dysplasia (FD), café-au-lait macules and various underlying endocrinopathies. This case report describes how a patient was rediagnosed by a general dental practitioner following attendance for a routine dental examination. The patient had been previously diagnosed with the condition 28 years earlier but no follow-up or monitoring of her condition had taken place. As a result, she was found to have several undiagnosed and untreated complications of the disease including FD of the mandible, optic neuropathy and potential thyroid involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: Robert Gareth Michael
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*