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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(04): 1019-1022
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740506
Case Report

Osteopetrosis in a Patient of Systemic Sclerosis Sine Scleroderma: A Rare Association

Authors

  • Saroj K. Pati

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Praveen Raja

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Ajoy K. Behera

    2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • T.G. Ranganath

    2   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

  • Narendra K. Bodhey

    1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Abstract

Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology. Although it is a multisystemic disorder, skin thickening is considered as a hallmark of the disease. It usually involves the lungs, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. However, a rare subset of systemic sclerosis, systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma, is characterized by internal organ involvement and positive serologic markers with the total or partial absence of cutaneous manifestations. We present a rare association of osteopetrosis in a case of systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma, in a 22-year-old male patient, who presented with pulmonary symptoms as his chief complaints, unreported so far in literature.

Keywords

interstitial lung disease - osteopetrosis - rugger jersey spine - systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma

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10 January 2022

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