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Fibrodysplasia Ossificans: Multimedia

Author: Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head, Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Coauthor(s): Slawomir Majewski, MD, Professor and Director, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Warsaw School of Medicine, Poland; Sebastian S Majewski, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Health Services, Warsaw, Poland; Stefania Jablonska, MD, Chairman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, Warsaw School of Medicine, Poland
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Updated: Sep 4, 2009

Multimedia

Widespread tumors and indurations mainly in the s...Media file 1: Widespread tumors and indurations mainly in the scapular area, found on radiographic examination to consist of heterotopic bone formation.
Widespread tumors and indurations mainly in the s...

Widespread tumors and indurations mainly in the scapular area, found on radiographic examination to consist of heterotopic bone formation.

Typical hallus valgus deformity.Media file 2: Typical hallus valgus deformity.
Typical hallus valgus deformity.

Typical hallus valgus deformity.

Proliferation of fibroblasts within the muscle wi...Media file 3: Proliferation of fibroblasts within the muscle with partial replacement of the muscle fibers.
Proliferation of fibroblasts within the muscle wi...

Proliferation of fibroblasts within the muscle with partial replacement of the muscle fibers.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

fibrodysplasia ossificans, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, FOP, myositis ossificans progressiva, myositis ossificans

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH, Professor and Head, Dermatology, Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics, Medicine, and Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Robert A Schwartz, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American College of Physicians, and Sigma Xi
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Slawomir Majewski, MD, Professor and Director, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Warsaw School of Medicine, Poland
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Sebastian S Majewski, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Health Services, Warsaw, Poland
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Stefania Jablonska, MD, Chairman, Professor Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, Warsaw School of Medicine, Poland
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Jean Paul Ortonne, MD, Chair, Department of Dermatology, Professor, Hospital L'Archet, Nice University, France
Jean Paul Ortonne, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and American Dermatological Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic
David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Jeffrey J Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Penn State University College of Medicine; Staff Dermatologist, Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Jeffrey J Miller, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, Association of Professors of Dermatology, North American Hair Research Society, and Society for Investigative Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Catherine Quirk, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brown University
Catherine Quirk, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha and American Academy of Dermatology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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