Brief Review on Metabolic Bone Disease. Issue 3 (September 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: el Demellawy, Dina; Davila, Jorge; Shaw, Ashley; Nasr, Youssef
• Is Part Of: Academic forensic pathology. Volume 8:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 611
• Page End: 640
• Publication Date: 2018-09
• Subjects: Forensic pathology -- Rickets -- Metabolic bone disease -- Osteogenesis imperfecta -- Bone -- Fracture; Forensic pathology -- Periodicals; Forensic pathology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 614.1
• DOI: 10.1177/1925362118797737
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1925-3621

Abstract

Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is a broad term that describes a clinically heterogeneous group of diseases that are only united by a common denominator of an aberrant bone chemical milieu leading to a defective skeleton and bone abnormalities. From a forensic pathologist's perspective, MBDs create a challenging diagnostic dilemma in differentiating them from child abuse, particularly when the victim is an infant. Through this brief narrative review on MBD, bone pathophysiology and two relatively challenging pediatric MBDs will be discussed.