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Calcitonin treatment in osteoectasia with hyperphosphatasia (juvenile Paget's disease): radiographic changes after treatment

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Osteoectasia with hyperphosphatasia is a rare skeletal disorder, characterised by demineralisation and expansion of tubular bones and elevated serum alkaline phosphatase. We present a girl diagnosed as having osteoectasia with hyperphosphatasia who had swelling of phalanges of both hands and motor retardation. She was treated with synthetic human calcitonin. Clinical and radiological findings showed remarkable improvement after 2 years' treatment.

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  1. Division of Genetics and Teratology, Department of Paediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Beyhan Tüysüz

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Saadet Mercimek & Savaş Üngür

  3. Department of Paediatrics, Haseki Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    Müjgan Deniz

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  1. Beyhan Tüysüz
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Received: 14 October 1998 Accepted: 19 May 1999

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Tüysüz, B., Mercimek, S., Üngür, S. et al. Calcitonin treatment in osteoectasia with hyperphosphatasia (juvenile Paget's disease): radiographic changes after treatment. Pediatric Radiology 29, 838–841 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470050708

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