Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient

Uremic leontiasis ossea (ULO) is a rare disease characterized by extensive thickening of the cranium, resulting in a characteristic, lion-like facial appearance. It is considered the most severe osseous complication of renal dystrophy. Although rare, ULO can occur even in young patients, which can b...

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Autores principales: Algossy, Hisham K, Albadr, Fahad, Aloraini, Abdullah Y, Alsayyar, Mohammed K, AlHindi, Abdullah H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9030664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35475039
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23428
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author Algossy, Hisham K
Albadr, Fahad
Aloraini, Abdullah Y
Alsayyar, Mohammed K
AlHindi, Abdullah H
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Albadr, Fahad
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Alsayyar, Mohammed K
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description Uremic leontiasis ossea (ULO) is a rare disease characterized by extensive thickening of the cranium, resulting in a characteristic, lion-like facial appearance. It is considered the most severe osseous complication of renal dystrophy. Although rare, ULO can occur even in young patients, which can be catastrophic, as it can not only lead to life-threatening conditions but also multiple complications that cause severe determent to the quality of life.
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spelling pubmed-90306642022-04-25 Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient Algossy, Hisham K Albadr, Fahad Aloraini, Abdullah Y Alsayyar, Mohammed K AlHindi, Abdullah H Cureus Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism Uremic leontiasis ossea (ULO) is a rare disease characterized by extensive thickening of the cranium, resulting in a characteristic, lion-like facial appearance. It is considered the most severe osseous complication of renal dystrophy. Although rare, ULO can occur even in young patients, which can be catastrophic, as it can not only lead to life-threatening conditions but also multiple complications that cause severe determent to the quality of life. Cureus 2022-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9030664/ /pubmed/35475039 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23428 Text en Copyright © 2022, Algossy 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.
spellingShingle Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Algossy, Hisham K
Albadr, Fahad
Aloraini, Abdullah Y
Alsayyar, Mohammed K
AlHindi, Abdullah H
Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient
title Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient
title_full Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient
title_fullStr Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient
title_full_unstemmed Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient
title_short Uremic Leontiasis Ossea in a Pediatric Patient
title_sort uremic leontiasis ossea in a pediatric patient
topic Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9030664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35475039
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23428
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