Unusual findings on infantile cortical hyperostosis: A case report.

BACKGROUND

Caffey's disease is a rare syndrome, usually self-limiting, affecting newborn and young infants. On radiological exams, the cortical hyperostosis is always present, associated or not to soft tissue swelling. Other radiographic presentations are described as lytic areas.

AIM: This article has the objective to relate computed tomography (CT) findings of Caffey's disease, where lytic lesion on mandibular angle was the principal radiological manifestation.

METHODS AND

RESULTS

Three-dimensional reconstructions were performed to demonstrate the initial aspect and the healing process.

CONCLUSION

This report shows unusual radiological characteristics of Caffey's disease on CT and its progressive resolution.