A rare case of head injury associated with Albers Schonberg disease

Ambade, Vipul Namdeorao; Malani, Ajit P.; Kukde, Hemant G.; Meshram, Rajkumar N.

doi:10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.02.020

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Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 92-95, February 2007

A rare case of head injury associated with Albers Schonberg disease

Vipul Namdeorao Ambade, MD, LL.B (Associate Professor)
- Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Yeotmal, Maharashtra State 445 001, India
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Ajit P. Malani, MBBS (Senior Resident)
- Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Yeotmal, Maharashtra State 445 001, India
Hemant G. Kukde, MBBS (Senior Resident)
- Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Yeotmal, Maharashtra State 445 001, India
Rajkumar N. Meshram, MD (Assistant Professor)
- Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yeotmal, Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology, Yeotmal, Maharashtra State 445 001, India

Received 19 December 2005; received in revised form 2 February 2006; accepted 10 February 2006.

Abstract

Albers Schonberg disease commonly called as osteopetrosis is a disorder involving defective bone resorption. The severe autosomal recessive form of osteopetrosis is very rare and characterised by abnormalities in skeletal bones, delayed psychomotor development, optic and facial nerve dysfunction, hydrocephalus, anaemia, haematologic and bleeding disorder, and a diversity of other manifestation. We report a case of intracranial subdural haematoma following a trivial head injury in an infant with severe autosomal recessive form of osteopetrosis.

Keywords: Osteopetrosis, Albers Schonberg disease, Head injury