polyostotic bone lesions in adults

Common causes of polyostotic bone lesions in adults include:

• inflammatory
  • arthritic or synovial-based lesions

• neoplastic
  • benign
    • nonossifying fibromas (fibroxanthomas)
    • polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (McCune-Albright syndrome)
  • malignant
    • multiple myeloma
    • metastases

• metabolic
  • primary hyperparathyroidism
  • secondary hyperparathyroidism (renal osteodystrophy) with brown tumors

• infection
  • osteomyelitis
    • bacterial
    • tuberculous
    • fungal
    • smallpox residual

• others
  • Paget’s disease
  • bone infarcts and aseptic necroses
  • trauma
    • fractures
    • dislocations

Siehe auch:

• nicht ossifizierendes Fibrom
• Multiples Myelom
• Renale Osteodystrophie
• McCune-Albright Syndrom