Monday 9 December 2013

Ollier’s disease

Ollier’s disease/Maffuci’syndrome/Beckwith- Widerman’s syndrome /Klippel-trenaunay-Weber  syndrome


Q1.Enchondrma and heamangioma is found in
a.Ollier’s disease
b.Maffuci’syndrome
c.Beckwith- Widerman’s syndrome

d.Klippel-trenaunay –Weber  syndrome


ANS. b===MAFFUSI SYNDROME------ Maffucci syndrome is a congenital non hereditary mesodermal dysplasia  characterised by multiple enchondromas with soft  tissue cavernous haemangiomas








  • Ollier disease ( enchondromatosis) is a non-hereditary, sporadic, skeletal disorder characterised by multiple enchondromas that are principally located in the metaphyseal regions.


  • Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome  is an overgrowth disorder usually (but not always) present at birth characterized by an increased risk of childhood cancer and certain congenital features.
  •  Five common features used to define the syndrome are: macroglossia, macrosomia (birth weight and length greater than the 90th percentile), midline abdominal wall defects (omphalocele/exomphalos, umbilical hernia, diastasis recti), ear creases or ear pits, and neonatalhypoglycemia (low blood sugar after birth).





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