Feasibility of bisphosphonate therapy in an Indian pediatric patient of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, also known as myositis ossificans progressiva, is a rare autosomal dominant disorder (1 in 2 million). It produces a catastrophic and crippling illness in young people for which there is no effective treatment. This case report presents a case of 7-year-old child misdiagnosed as osteogenesis imperfecta admitted with severe disability and pain. He was diagnosed by clinical and radiological methods, treated with bisphosphonates for pain relief along with calcium and Vitamin D, and followed till 4 years.