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Letter from Dr Christopher S Greeley

Journal of Perinatology volume 27, page 136 (2007)Cite this article

I read with great interest the report by Buonuomo et al.1 regarding the newborn with multiple fractures. The authors present a very nice differential diagnosis for apparently unexplained fractures in an infant. I am writing now, however, to urge that one entity should not have been included.

The authors list ‘Temporary Brittle Bone Disease’ as a cause of pathological fractures in infants. The authors state that ‘Temporary Bittle Bone Disease’ is a newly described phenotype and list criteria for its diagnosis (i.e., prematurity, multiple gestations or decreased fetal movements). The authors cite an editorial2 as their source for this information.

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