A newborn with multiple fractures as first presentation of infantile myofibromatosis. |
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| Authors: | P S Buonuomo A Ruggiero G Zampino P Maurizi G Attinà R Riccardi |
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| Institution: | Division of Pediatric Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico A Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | Pathological fractures occur in infancy from a variety of causes, but are a rare condition during neonatal period. We describe the case of a male newborn with a metaphyseal fracture of femur and multiple lytic lesions, diagnosed as infantile myofibromatosis. |
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