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Pathological fractures occur in infancy from a variety of causes, but are a rare condition during neonatal period. We describe the case of a male newborn with a metaphyseal fracture of femur and multiple lytic lesions, diagnosed as infantile myofibromatosis.
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Buonuomo, P., Ruggiero, A., Zampino, G. et al. A newborn with multiple fractures as first presentation of infantile myofibromatosis. J Perinatol 26, 653–655 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7211581
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