Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Increased spinal bone density
Increased density of spinal bone
HP:0004563
What it means
Increased bone density affecting the bones of the spine (vertebral column).
Rare diseases that can present with this1
The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Compact spinal bone · Concrete spinal bone · Dense spinal bone · Eburnation of spinal bone · Increased spinal bone density Z-score · Ivory spinal bone · Sclerosis of spinal bone
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