PROGRESSIVE DIAPHYSEAL DYSPLASIA MASQUERADING AS SHOULDER CAPSULITIS IN AN ADULT

Progressive diaphyseal dysplasia is a rare osteosclerotic dysplasia of the bone which presents clinically with bone pain, muscle weakness an d a waddling gait, Radiography, which shows progressive hyperostosis a long the long bones forms the basis of the diagnosis. We present a you ng patient in whom pain and limitation of movement in the shoulder joi nt area, mimicking capsulitis, were the presenting symptoms of the dis ease. The diagnostic and the therapeutic approach to this unusual diso rder are discussed.