Osteopoikilosis

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pre-operative CT for re-do sternotomy. Past corrective cardiac surgery for congenital abnormality.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
ct

Multiple sclerotic bone lesions, small and mainly in a peri-articular distribution., most prominent at the glenohumeral joints. Pediatric-type sternotomy wires with superior mediastinal surgical clips. 

Case Discussion

Osteopoikilosis is a bony dysplasia characterized by the presence of multiple enostoses. It is an incidental finding, and is of no clinical significance. 

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