Musculoskeletal Radiology - Case Report 2016

Kozlowski type spondylometaphyseal dysplasia: a case report with literature review

  • Mehmet Selim Nural
  • H. Barış Diren
  • Özgür Sakarya
  • Türkay Yalın
  • Ayhan Dağdemir

Received Date: 08.04.2004 Accepted Date: 16.12.2004 Diagn Interv Radiol 2006;12(2):70-73

Spondylometaphyseal dysplasia is a type of bone dysplasia characterized by vertebral and metaphyseal changes of varying severity. Diagnosis of the disease is difficult because the severity of bone involvement differs and symptoms change according to the age of the patient. In this study, radiographic findings of a 16 month-old male patient diagnosed as Kozlowski type spondylometaphyseal dysplasia is reported.

Keywords: dysplasia, bone dysplasia, osteochondrodysplasia