INFANTILE CORTICAL HYPEROSTOSIS - A CASE- REPORT

In a three months old female infant with soft tissue swellings and the refore suspected nephrotic syndrome an urinary tract infection was dia gnosed and successfully treated with antibiotics. However, fever and t he signs of inflammation persisted, Bone szintigraphy, performed to ex clude osteomyelitis, showed intensive activities over the facial skull , the ribs, forearms and pelvis. Skull X-ray showed the typical bony c hanges of the infantile cortical hyperostosis. Infantile cortical hype rostosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unclear soft tissue swelling in infants.