Patient Data
Age: Child
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Osteopetrosis
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Osteopetrosis: increase bone density.
Case Discussion
Osteopetrosis, or Albers-Schonberg disease, is a rare hereditary disorder that results from defective osteoclasts. Bones become sclerotic and thick, but their abnormal structure results in them being both weak and brittle.