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Jaffe-Lichtenstein syndrome
Introduction
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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