新英格兰:骨硬化症和锥形瓶畸形
一位 8 岁男性患儿出现右腿新发急性疼痛。X 线示无移位性骨折(图 A)和股骨远端骨干倒置管形,即常说的锥形瓶畸形(图 B)。患儿即往有神经母细胞瘤病史7年余(患儿 6 月龄大时确认为神经母细胞瘤),神经母细胞瘤进行性发展,5年前经环磷酰胺和每月一次双膦酸盐化疗后神经母细胞瘤缓解。双膦酸盐治疗停止 18 月后因为担心骨硬化症而中止治疗。实验室检查,X 线检查和遗传学检查未有任何遗传或其他原因所致的获得性骨疾病发现,如原发性骨髓疾病,重金属中毒,骨代谢疾病以及其他发育不良等。 骨硬化症和正常骨(图B)之间的分界线表明某段时间骨转换率增加,从而引起骨生长增快。该发现更可能与双膦酸盐治疗更一致,而与遗传性因素关系不大。患者仍有发生在骨硬化和正常骨之间发生骨折的风险,因此建议患儿避免剧烈运动并随诊。18 个月后患儿未出现骨折和新的症状。 Osteopetrosis and Erlenmeyer-Flask Deformity An 8-year-old boy presented with new-onset acute pain in his right leg. Radiographs showed a nondisplaced fracture (Panel A) and undertubulation of the distal femoral diaphysis — a condition known as Erlenmeyer-flask deformity (Panel B). He had a history of neuroblastoma, which was diagnosed when he was 6 months of age; the disease progressed after standard chemotherapy but had been in remission for the 5 years before this presentation, after treatment with cyclophosphamide and monthly intravenous bisphosphonate therapy. Bisphosphonate therapy was discontinued after 18 months be...