Osteitis condensante de clavícula

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Osteitis condensante de clavícula

CONDENSING OSTEITIS OF THE CLAVICLE

P. GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ*, A. MAESTRO FERNÁNDEZ**, Y. LÓPEZ SUÁREZ*, J. C. PÉREZ REDONDO* y A. MURCIA MAZÓN** * Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico. ** Servicio de Traumatología. Hospital de «Cabueñes». (Jijón (Asturias).

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09/01/2009

Aceptación:

09/01/2009

Publicación:

09/01/2009

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Resumen (ES)

Condensing osteitis of the clavicle is a benign and uncommon bone lesion ofunknown cause, characterized by homogeneously dense sclerotic patch with obliteration of themarrow cavity at the medial end of the clavicle without involvement of the sternoclavicularjoint. To date it had been described only in women. In this work we report a case in a male patient.The differential diagnosis with other disorders of similar findings is discussed. We proposeCT-scan as the elective diagnostic test and we defend the conservative treatment.

Palabras clave (ES):

Clavícula

Osteítis

condensante

Osteomielitis

Hombro

Hiperostosis

Resumen (EN)

Condensing osteitis of the clavicle is a benign and uncommon bone lesion ofunknown cause, characterized by homogeneously dense sclerotic patch with obliteration of themarrow cavity at the medial end of the clavicle without involvement of the sternoclavicularjoint. To date it had been described only in women. In this work we report a case in a male patient.The differential diagnosis with other disorders of similar findings is discussed. We proposeCT-scan as the elective diagnostic test and we defend the conservative treatment.

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