Abstract
Infantile cortical hyperostosis (ICH), or Caffey's disease, first reported by Caffey and Silverman in 1945, is a benign condition characterized radiographically by corticoperiosteal thickening of bone with subperiosteal new bone formation. Sites of occurrence vary, with the mandible being involved in 75%–80% of cases. The following is a case report of ICH limited to four contiguous ribs with no evidence of mandibular involvement.
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Gentry, R.R., Rust, R.S., Lohr, J.A. et al. Infantile cortical hyperostosis of the ribs (Caffey's disease) without mandibular involvement. Pediatr Radiol 13, 236–238 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973165
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