PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bakathir, Abdulaziz A.
AU  - Margasahayam, Manjunath V.
AU  - Al-Ismaily, Mohammed I.
TI  - Maxillary hyperplasia and hyperostosis cranialis. A rare manifestation of renal osteodystrophy in a patient with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure.
DP  - 2008 Dec 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1815--1818
VI  - 29
IP  - 12
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/12/1815.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/29/12/1815.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2008 Dec 01; 29
AB  - This case report describes a 21-year-old female patient with a complex medical condition of end-stage chronic renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism presenting with a history of gradual enlargement of the facial bones over a period of one year. The facial enlargement primarily involves the maxilla causing a bizarre facial and dental deformity. Based on the clinical, radiographic, and laboratory investigations the facial deformity was confirmed as a rare manifestation of renal osteodystrophy presenting as maxillary hyperplasia and hyperostosis cranialis.