Title of article :
A CASE OF FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA WITH PRIMARY AMMENORRHOEA
Author/Authors :
Zafar, Ayesha Lady Reading Hospital - Department of Neurology, Pakistan , Maroof, Syed Asad Khyber Teaching Hospital - Department of Accident and Emergency, Pakistan , Ali, Zafar Lady Reading Hospital - Department of Neurology, Pakistan
From page :
73
To page :
75
Abstract :
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary disorder affecting around one in two million people. It is characterized by heterotopic calcification in muscles, tendons, ligaments, membranes and aponeurosis. It is the only known disorder in which one kind of tissue is converted into another. There is no gender, ethnic or geographical preference. We describe the case report of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in 28 years old female with primary amenorrhoea, first of its kind from Pakistan.
Keywords :
Fibrodysplasia ossiificans progressiva , heterotopic ossification , primary amenorrhoea , sclerosis , corticosteroids.
Journal title :
KMUJ: Khyber Medical University Journal
Journal title :
KMUJ: Khyber Medical University Journal
Record number :
2585393
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