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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.

Abstract

A 2-year-old boy presented with low-grade fever and multiple progressive painful swellings over upper dorsal trunk and supraclavicular region with progressive stiffening of skin for the last 2 months. Examination revealed dysmorphic face, proximally placed thumb and bilateral hallux valgus. Hence, a diagnosis of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva was entertained.

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L Subramanyam, Kalpana Gowrishankar, So Shivbalan, A Balachandran. 2004. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02724306

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