39.BONE IN BONE APPEARANCE IS SEEN IN ? FMGE MARCH 2012
A.OSTEOPOROSIS
B.OSTEOSARCOMA
C.OSTEOPETROSIS
D.OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
ANSWER: C
Osteopetrosis, literally "stone bone", also known as marble bone disease and Albers-Schonberg disease is an extremely rare inherited disorder whereby the bones harden, becoming denser and hense bone in a bone appearance.
It is also diagnostic of osteonecrosis and is seen in sickle cell anaemia, Gauchers disease and sarcoidosis.
A.OSTEOPOROSIS
B.OSTEOSARCOMA
C.OSTEOPETROSIS
D.OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA
ANSWER: C
 |
| X-ray of the pelvis of a patient with osteopetrosis, adult onset form (Albers-Schonberg disease). |
It is also diagnostic of osteonecrosis and is seen in sickle cell anaemia, Gauchers disease and sarcoidosis.
0 comments:
Post a Comment