title: Severe osteogenesis imperfecta: case report.
abstract: The authors present a case of Osteogenesis Imperfecta, emphasizing the clinical and epidemiological characteristics, forms of classification and treatment of the disease. This is an important case not only to the knowledge of pediatricians and orthopedists, but also for other professionals involved with the problem. This article has been jointly described by the Departments of Pediatrics and Neonatology of the Girassol Clinic in Luanda Capital of the Republic of Angola, Africa.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Unit, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.affiliation: Neonatal ICU team, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Liliana Thaureaux
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.affiliation: Neonatal ICU team, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Caridad Ponce de León
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Narváes
authors.affiliation: Neonatal ICU team, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Olívia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Rui Carlos Souto da
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Teaching and Research Office, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Joaquim Carlos Vicente Dias
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Van-Dunem
authors.affiliation: Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Sandra Maria da Rocha Neto de
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Teaching and Research Office, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Lemuel Bornelli
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.affiliation: Neonatal ICU, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Patrícia Conceição Silvia
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Leonídia de Fátima Lopes Marques
authors.initials: Lde F
authors.lastname: Airosa
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Unit, Clínica Girassol, Luanda, AO.
authors.forename: Aida de
authors.initials: Ad
authors.lastname: Menezes