A newborn with multiple fractures as first presentation of infantile myofibromatosis

P S Buonuomo; A Ruggiero; G Zampino; P Maurizi; G Attinà; R Riccardi

doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7211581

A newborn with multiple fractures as first presentation of infantile myofibromatosis

J Perinatol. 2006 Oct;26(10):653-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211581.

Authors

P S Buonuomo¹, A Ruggiero, G Zampino, P Maurizi, G Attinà, R Riccardi

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico A Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.

PMID: 17006529
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211581

Abstract

Pathological fractures occur in infancy from a variety of causes, but are a rare condition during neonatal period. We describe the case of a male newborn with a metaphyseal fracture of femur and multiple lytic lesions, diagnosed as infantile myofibromatosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bone Neoplasms / complications
Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Femoral Fractures / diagnostic imaging
Femoral Fractures / etiology*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Myofibromatosis / complications
Myofibromatosis / diagnosis*
Radiography