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Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]


Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome is a rare genetic bone disorder characterized by benign bone growths which can cause painful swellings and bone deformities and makes bone prone to fractures.

Symptoms

  • Bone cyst
  • Facial bone pain
  • Facial bone swelling
  • Facial bone tenderness
  • Fractures
  • Leontiasis ossea appearance
  • Long bone pain
  • Long bone swelling
  • Long bone tenderness
  • Rib pain
  • Rib swelling
  • Rib tenderness
  • Scoliosis
  • Skull pain
  • Skull swelling
  • Skull tenderness

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