Jaw Hyperostosis in Infants: Keep in Mind Caffey’s Disease

2016 
to the Oncology Department of Hospital Pediatrico de Coimbra with a four day history of right facial swelling. Pain triggered by palpation was the only complaint. There was no effacement of the temporomandibular angle or palpable cervical lymphadenopathy. Laboratory workup revealed anemia (hemoglobin: 9,5 g/dL, N: 11, 1-14, 1), thrombocytosis (617 × 103/uL, N: 200–550), leukocytosis (16.23 × 109/L, N: 4, 0-11, 0), hyperphosphatemia (2,36 mmol/L, N: 1, 25-2.10) and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (49 mm/h, N T was negative.
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