infantile cortical hyperostosis

It is also similar to human infantile cortical hyperostosis.

Most infants with infantile cortical hyperostosis are diagnosed by physical examination.

"Infantile cortical hyperostosis; review of the literature and report of five cases"

Infantile cortical hyperostosis is a self-limited condition, meaning that the disease resolves on its own without treatment, usually within 6-9 months.

Osteomyelitis (bone infection), which is much more common than infantile cortical hyperostosis, must be excluded, since it requires urgent treatment.

In the early stages of infantile cortical hyperostosis, biopsy shows inflammation of the periosteum and adjacent soft tissues.

Infantile cortical hyperostosis is a self-limited inflammatory disorder of infants that causes bone changes, soft tissue swelling and irritability.