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Journal of Adolescent Health, 12(5), 403–405 (1991), DOI:10.1016/0197-0070(91)90056-R
Fibrous dysplasia is a metabolic skeletal disorder in which the medullary spaces of affected bones are replaced by fibro-osseous tissue. Patients with fibrous dysplasia usually become symptomatic during childhood; the adolescent patient we describe is unusual because she was not known to suffer from fibrous dysplasia until she became pregnant and experienced a dramatic reactivation of the symptoms. The therapeutic implication of this case and reproductive counselling for young women with fibrous dysplasia are discussed.
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