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Fibrous dysplasia localized to spine: a diagnostic dilemma

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Fibrous dysplasia of the spine is uncommon, especially in monostotic form. Isolated vertebral involvement in polyostotic form is very rare. We report a case of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia with lesions localized to dorso-lumbar spine in a 45-year-old rheumatoid arthritis patient. No associated appendicular lesions, cutaneous manifestations or endocrinopathies were seen. The extreme rarity of this type of lesion can pose a diagnostic dilemma, and biopsy is required for diagnosis. The association with rheumatoid arthritis in our case seems to be a chance occurrence.

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  1. Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Nidhi Gogia, V. Marwaha & Manpreet Gulati

  2. Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    V. Marwaha

  3. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    S. Atri

  4. Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India

    Rajiva Gupta

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Gogia, N., Marwaha, V., Atri, S. et al. Fibrous dysplasia localized to spine: a diagnostic dilemma. Skeletal Radiol 36 (Suppl 1), 19–23 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-006-0102-8

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