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
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