Osteopetrosis: A case report

Osteopetrosis is an uncommon skeletal disorder characterized by generalized sclerosis of bones due to defective osteoclast function. A wide variation in clinical severity of the disease may be noted. Radiographic features are usually diagnostic. A case of benign autosomal dominant form of osteopetrosis in an asymptomatic 14-year-old boy is hereby reported.

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