Osteosclerotic metaphyseal dysplasia

What it is

A rare primary bone dysplasia characterized by osteosclerosis localized predominantly to the metaphyses and epiphyseal margins of the appendicular bones and metaphyseal equivalents of the axial bones, as well as the vertebral endplates, costal ends, and margins of the flat bones. The skull is usually unaffected. The condition is associated with developmental delay and hypotonia. Seizures and spastic paraplegia have also been reported. Serum alkaline phosphatase and urinary pyridinoline and deoxypyridinoline levels may be elevated.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000

Age of onset

Infancy

Inheritance

Autosomal recessive

Classified as

Malformation syndrome

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

Gene

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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