Can I read Bilateral Perthes Masking Morquio Disease on EtoBox?

Bilateral Perthes Masking Morquio Disease by Hugo Flores-Navarro; Douglas Colmenares-Bonilla is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Bilateral Perthes Masking Morquio Disease about?

## Introduction: Perthes disease radiography can mask other diseases. Properly observing the X-ray and changes in other joints helps to discard Perthes-like conditions. Association with changes in other systems, as well as the pathological history and even the examination of family members can help diagnose early attenuated cases of rare diseases. ## Case Presentation: The case of a girl with hip pain, limp and doubtful radiographs is presented. Perthes disease was diagnosed elsewhere and physical therapy and analgesics were prescribed. As a second opinion, family look for another orthopedic physician, who looks beyond hip pain and limp. Full body X-rays are suggestive of skeletal dysplasia. Metabolic disease diagnosis is suspected with pathological history of the younger brother, with repetitive respiratory infections, as well as abnormal X-ray panel. Multiple dysostoses in both patients are demonstrated. The above findings help to diagnose Morquio disease in an attenuated variant after molecular examinations. ## Conclusion: Early diagnosis in progressive diseases is essential to avoid progression to multi-organ deterioration. It is important that physician become familiar with ha

Who reads Bilateral Perthes Masking Morquio Disease?

Author

Hugo Flores-Navarro; Douglas Colmenares-Bonilla

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)