Osteopetrosis Presenting with Neonatal Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report

Background: Osteopetrosisis an inherited and rare bone disease, characterized by the impairment ofbone modeling and remodeling and the failure of osteoclasts to resorb bone. It also results in skeletal fragility despite increased bone mass, and may cause hematopoietic insufficiency, disturbed tooth...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohammad Kazemian, Minoo Fallahi, Seyed Hossein Fakhraee, Samin Alavi, Naeeme Taslimi Taleghani, Sara Sani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Neonatology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ijn.mums.ac.ir/article_11908_4f33e0408abc0c1ccf2babac93abf7d3.pdf