Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia: Case reports.
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2018), Reportes de Casos Clínicos
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2018)

Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia: Case reports.

Reportes de Casos Clínicos
Published 2021-11-06
Robert Salinas Suikouski
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, Ecuador.
Jack Saltos Arauz
Servicio de Imagenología, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Quito, Ecuador.
Melissa Espinosa Flores
Posgrado Medicina Interna, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Lenin Solano Patiño
Posgrado Medicina Interna, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
Nuria Olazaval Miranda
Posgrado Medicina Interna, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador.
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autosomal dominant
endochondral heterotopic ossification
progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia

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Salinas Suikouski, R., Saltos Arauz, J., Espinosa Flores, M., Solano Patiño, L., & Olazaval Miranda, N. (2021). Progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia: Case reports. Revista Ecuatoriana De Neurología, 27(2). Retrieved from https://revecuatneurol.temp.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/revecuatneurol/article/view/1901
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Abstract

We report two cases with diagnosis of progressive ossifying fibrodysplasia (FOP) at the “Eugenio Espejo” Specialty Hospital. The FOP is a rare autosomal dominant disease. In most of the patients is due to a mutation in families not affected previously. It’s characterized by progressive ossification of connective tissue, aponeurosis, fascia, ligaments, tendons and skeletal muscle. The early diagnosis improves the prognosis and the quality of life.