INTRODUCTION Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis and infantile systemic hyalinosis are variants of the same autosomal recessive syndrome; hyaline fibromatosis syndrome, characterized by papulonodular skin lesions, gingival hypertrophy, flexion contractures of joints, osteolytic bone lesions and stunted growth. Infantile systemic hyalinosis is distinguished from juvenile hyaline fibromatosis by its mo...

BACKGROUND Synovial osteochondromatosis is a benign metaplastic proliferative disorder of the synovium characterised by the formation of multiple cartilaginous nodules in the synovium, many of which detach and become loose bodies. The disease is characteristically monoarticular, most commonly involving the knee. A site in the elbow was first reported in 1918 by Henderson, but any joint may be i...

1. Anatomical lesions of the pancreas occur in more than seven-eighths of all cases of diabetes mellitus. 2. In diabetes associated with lesions of the pancreas, the islands of Langerhans constantly show pathological changes (sclerosis, hyaline degeneration, infiltration with leucocytes and hypertrophy). 3. In some cases of pancreatic diabetes (twelve of ninety cases) the lesion of the pancreas...

The morphology, incidence and distribution of hyaline cells in ten cases each of pleomorphic adenoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and mucoepidermoid tumour were studied by conventional light microscopy. Results showed that the hyaline cells were identified in 60% of pleomorphic adenoma and in 20% of mucoepidermoid tumours, but were absent in adenoid cystic carcinoma and adenocarcin...

Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is a rare, progressive autosomal recessive disease that's characterized by papulonodular skin lesions, soft tissue masses, joint contractures, gingival hypertrophy and osteolytic bone lesions. We present here the case of a 2-yr-old boy with JHF along with a review of the relevant literature. This case demonstrates that JHF should be considered in the differen...

Juvenile byaline fibromatosis is a rare connective tissue disorder, characterized by skin tumours, gingival hypertrophy and flexion contractures of the acral joints. Other associations include stunted growth, osteolytic changes and muscle weakness. The mental development is normal. Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis probably has an autosomal recessive inheritance, characterized by increased synthesi...