Monostotic fibrous dysplasia

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia
Classification and external resources
Specialty rheumatology
ICD-10 M85.0
ICD-9-CM 733.29
DiseasesDB 32262
MeSH D005358

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia (or monostotic osteitis fibrosa) is a form of fibrous dysplasia where only one bone is involved. It comprises a majority of the cases of fibrous dysplasia.

A rare bone disorder characterized by benign bone growths which can cause very painful swellings and bone deformities and makes bone prone to fractures.

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