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Recklinghausens disease of bone

Recklinghausen's disease of bone --> osteitis fibrosa cystica

Rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts, and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones. It is due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperfunction of the parathyroid glands.


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