Caffey disease in infancy : a diagnostic dilemma for primary care physicians

Other Title(s)

مرض "كافي" في سن الرضاع : معضلة تشخيصية لأطباء الرعاية الصحية الأولية

Joint Authors

Sadiqi, Shahid A.
Sidqi, Gulnaz Fatimah
Maurya, Manisha
Shrivastava, Anubha
Singh, Mukesh V.

Source

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Issue

Vol. 20, Issue 1 (29 Feb. 2020), pp.109-111, 3 p.

Publisher

Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Publication Date

2020-02-29

Country of Publication

Oman

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract EN

Caffey disease is a rare and self-limiting condition characterised by cortical hyperostosis with inflammation of adjacent fascia and muscles.

It usually presents in infancy and clinical features include hyperirritability, acute inflammation with swelling of overlying soft tissues and subperiosteal new bone formation.

Awareness of the existence of this rare condition and its typical clinical and radiological profile will avoid unnecessary investigations and treatment and help the physician to explain its good prognosis to parents of affected children.

We report a three-month-old male infant who presented to the Outpatient Paediatrics Department at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India, in 2018 with a right shoulder mass, decreased upper limb movements and irritability.

The patient was treated with ibuprofen and paracetamol.

Irritability and limitation of movement improved over a treatment period of two weeks.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Sadiqi, Shahid A.& Sidqi, Gulnaz Fatimah& Maurya, Manisha& Singh, Mukesh V.& Shrivastava, Anubha. 2020. Caffey disease in infancy : a diagnostic dilemma for primary care physicians. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.109-111.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957249

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Sadiqi, Shahid A.…[et al.]. Caffey disease in infancy : a diagnostic dilemma for primary care physicians. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 20, no. 1 (Feb. 2020), pp.109-111.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957249

American Medical Association (AMA)

Sadiqi, Shahid A.& Sidqi, Gulnaz Fatimah& Maurya, Manisha& Singh, Mukesh V.& Shrivastava, Anubha. Caffey disease in infancy : a diagnostic dilemma for primary care physicians. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 20, no. 1, pp.109-111.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-957249

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 111

Record ID

BIM-957249