Osteopoikilosis (OPK) or osteopathia condensans disseminate or spotted bones is a benign osteosclerotic dysplasia of unknown origin. It is an inherited autosomal disorder. It is usually detected as a coincidental finding at radiographic examination. Both sexes are equally affected. The condition is usually asymptomatic. The most common localization of these lesions is in the phalanges of the ha...

of the paper by Windholz. According to Windholz comparative histological investigation revealed that the foci of osteopoikilosis were the result of islands of compact bone, showing normal osseous structure, whereas the skin changes were the result of fibrotic changes of the cutis, such as described by Buschke and Ollendorf. Voorhoeve thinks that this condition is due to a disturbance of enchond...

A 51-year-old man was referred to our hospital due to ground-glass opacities on a chest computed tomography scan with no symptoms. Video-assisted thoracic surgery revealed adenocarcinoma. Preoperative brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a low-signal intensity on both T1weighted (Picture 1A) and T2-weighted images (Picture 1B). An X-ray of the skull (Picture 2) and pelvis (Picture 3) revea...

To cite: Dasgupta R, Thomas N. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208422 DESCRIPTION Osteopoikilosis, a benign autosomal dominant bone disorder, is an unusual condition that can often be misdiagnosed as a sinister primary bone anomaly or as metastatic bony lesions. We report a case of osteopoikilosis in a 29-year-old Indian man. A 29-year-old unma...

460 CMAJ, March 8, 2011, 183(4) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A28-year-old man presented with epigastric pain after alcohol intake. His physical examination was unremarkable. Abdominal radiography showed small, round, sclerotic opacities distributed symmetrically along the sacroiliac joints, pubic symphy sis, acetabulum of the pelvis and the femoral heads (Figure 1). Thes...

background: osteopoikilosis (opk) is a rare inherited condition of the bones, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait characterized by numerous hyperostotic areas that tend to localize in periarticular osseous regions. it is usually asymptomatic and is often diagnosed incidentally during x-rays made by other reasons. we present a case of 34-year-old man suffering from polyarthralgia and low ...