Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On

Intramedullary osteosclerosis (IMOS) is a rare process of intramedullary bone formation in one or more bones in the lower limb. It arises in adulthood, its etiology is unknown, and it is diagnosed by exclusion. We present a case of a 26-year-old female who presented with three-week history of right...

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Autores principales: Al-Taie, Alaa, Al-Boinin, Aisha, Musa, Ahmed Elmustafa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10147495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123669
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36873
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description Intramedullary osteosclerosis (IMOS) is a rare process of intramedullary bone formation in one or more bones in the lower limb. It arises in adulthood, its etiology is unknown, and it is diagnosed by exclusion. We present a case of a 26-year-old female who presented with three-week history of right tibial pain provoked by prolonged standing. Imaging revealed sclerotic cortical thickening, in addition to sclerosis at the mid-tibial segment. Intramedullary osteosclerosis is an uncommon cause of leg pain. The literature revealed that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might be of use to help ease the pain.
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spelling pubmed-101474952023-04-29 Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On Al-Taie, Alaa Al-Boinin, Aisha Musa, Ahmed Elmustafa Cureus Radiology Intramedullary osteosclerosis (IMOS) is a rare process of intramedullary bone formation in one or more bones in the lower limb. It arises in adulthood, its etiology is unknown, and it is diagnosed by exclusion. We present a case of a 26-year-old female who presented with three-week history of right tibial pain provoked by prolonged standing. Imaging revealed sclerotic cortical thickening, in addition to sclerosis at the mid-tibial segment. Intramedullary osteosclerosis is an uncommon cause of leg pain. The literature revealed that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might be of use to help ease the pain. Cureus 2023-03-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10147495/ /pubmed/37123669 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36873 Text en Copyright © 2023, Al-Taie et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On
title Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On
title_full Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On
title_fullStr Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On
title_full_unstemmed Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On
title_short Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia: A Rare Cause of Osteosclerosis to Keep an Eye On
title_sort intramedullary osteosclerosis of the tibia: a rare cause of osteosclerosis to keep an eye on
topic Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10147495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123669
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36873
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