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Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).
The second condition, myositis ossificans progressiva (also referred to as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva) is an inherited affliction, autosomal dominant pattern, in which the ossification can occur without injury, and typically grows in a predictable pattern.
In traumatic heterotopic ossification (traumatic myositis ossificans), the patient may complain of a warm, tender, firm swelling in a muscle and decreased range of motion in the joint served by the muscle involved. There is often a history of a blow or other trauma to the area a few weeks to a few months earlier.
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: Possibly an immune system disorder but not autoimmune. Gastrointestinal pemphigoid: No consistent evidence of association with autoimmunity. Hypogammaglobulinemia: An immune system disorder but not autoimmune. Idiopathic giant-cell myocarditis
The company said its drug, Sohonos, was approved in adults and pediatric patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a rare genetic connective tissue disorder that causes ...
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Fibrodysplasia may refer to: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a rare disease in which fibrous tissue becomes ossified; Fibromuscular dysplasia, a disease characterized by the fibrous thickening of the renal artery; Fibrous dysplasia, a disease that causes growths or lesions in one or more bones of the human body
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva [6] Fibrous dysplasia; Fong disease (or Nail–patella syndrome) [7] Fracture [8] G. Giant cell tumor of bone [9] Greenstick ...