Pediatric insufficiency

Osteogenesis imperfecta is also called brittle bone disease. Presented as a systemic connective tissue abnormality. It is characterized by multiple fractures, blue sclera, progressive deafness, tooth changes, joint relaxation and skin abnormalities. Genetics is mostly autosomal dominant, and in some cases it is recessive. Intergenerational cases have also been reported.

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