Leontiasis Ossea Following Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Hemodialysis

Leontiasis Ossea Following Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Hemodialysis

Leontiasis ossea is a rare medical condition which is characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones secondary to chronic renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism. We reported a case of leontiasis ossea with history of secondary hyperparathyroidism due to end-stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis. A 37-year-old female with end-stage renal disease from lupus disease ...

The Ophthalmological Complications of Leontiasis Ossea.

Journal (Sorsby, 1939). The fundi in two brothers whose eye trouble dated back to the early twenties showed a sharplycircumscribed central area in which the choroidal vessels were sclerosed. It is suggested that these cases of choroidal sclerosis are allied to macular coloboma-coloboma on the one hand and " senile " macular degeneration due to choroidal sclerosis on the other, representing the ...

A Case of Diffuse Leontiasis Ossea

This very uncommon case is probably one of leontiasis ossea of the diffuse variety. Ziegler1 calls it "partial gigantism," which "affects the bones of the cranial vault as well as those of the face. The overgrowth is sometimes uniform, at other times irregular.. .. Virchow has termed the condition leontiasis ossea." The aetiology of this disease is obscure. The enlargement of the bones must be ...

Intensification of Anemia by Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Hemodialysis Patients

The excessive amounts of parathyroid hormone in secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPTH) is suggested to interfere with normal erythropoiesis.  In SHPTH, during chronic renal failure, due to the impairment of erythropoietin synthesis, this effect is more pronounced.  In the present study the role of secondary hyperparathyroidism in the severity of anemia was evaluated in hemodialysis patients (n=3...

Management of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Hemodialysis Patients