title: Florid osseous dysplasia associated with multiple simple bone cysts: a patient with 22 years of follow-up.
abstract: Florid osseous dysplasia (FOD) has been described as a condition that typically affects the jaws of middle-aged women of African descent and usually presents as multiple radiopaque masses distributed throughout the jaws. The diagnosis is generally based on clinical and radiographic presentation, often involving various regions of the jaws without evident bone expansion. This article describes the course of FOD in a 27-year-old African-American woman during 22 years of follow-up, emphasizing the dynamic radiographic characteristics of this entity and unusual co-occurrence with multiple simple bone cysts. These data reinforce the importance of long-term follow-up in patients diagnosed with FOD.
authors.forename: Diego Tetzner
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Débora Lima
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Alan Roger
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Santos-Silva
authors.forename: Pablo Agustin
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Márcio Ajudarte
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic
keywords: florid osseous dysplasia; simple bone cyst