Quiz 28: Femur X-Ray of a 3 year old boy

1) What is the likely diagnosis?
2) What are the findings on the X-Ray? (Hint: Click on the image to make it larger to make the findings more apparent)
3) What medication could have led to these radiological findings?




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5 comments:

Anonymous May 8, 2011 at 10:10 AM  

1) rachitis
2)osteoporosis
3)which contain Aluminium - Almagel etc.

Yehudi June 19, 2011 at 10:23 PM  

Great XRay. Thanks.

Jason MS III July 2, 2011 at 7:57 PM  

This was classic but difficult. I thought of many differentials but after reading the explanation it could not have been anything else. My DD included: Rickets, SCFE (slipped capital femoral epiphysis - although he is very young), AVN (avascular necrosis of the femoral head), Multiple bone tumors, Non accidental trauma, bone dysplasia, heavy metal poisoning.

Anonymous July 17, 2011 at 2:02 AM  

rickets

Anonymous November 13, 2011 at 1:56 AM  

osteomyelitis

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