Camurati-Engelmann’s disease: a case report.

Rosemary Kusaba Byanyima and Jennifer Batuuka Nabawesi
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, P. O. Box 7072 Kampala, Uganda.

Abstract
Camurati-Engelmann’s disease is a rare condition worldwide. No cases have been documented in Uganda. A 26 year
old female presented with a history of grinding pain in the limbs for over 20 years. Strong painkillers would temporally relieve the pain. She had an asthenic stature with generalised reduction in muscle bulk.

Plain x-rays revealed the characteristic symmetrical thickening and sclerosis of the diaphyses of the appendicular skeleton and skull base, which is pathognomonic of CamuratiEngelmann’s disease. Involvement of the metaphyses of these long bones as well as the metacarpal bones makes this an unusual case.

African Health Sciences 2002; 2(3): 118 – 120