Aamir Jalal Al Mosawi
Advisor in Pediatrics and Pediatric Psychiatry, Children Teaching Hospital of Baghdad Medical City, Iraq
Publications
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Review Article
Ekman-Lob Stein Syndrome in Iraq: An Educational Article and Expert Opinion
Author(s): Aamir Jalal Al Mosawi*
Background: Ekman-Lobstein syndrome is a genetic bone disorder that has also been called Lobstein syndrome, Vrolik syndrome, Fragilitas ossium, Glass-bone disease, and Brittle bone disease and 0steogenesis imperfecta. The condition is not a single disease, but a variety of disorders or types of variable severity. We have previously described a case of Ekman- Lobstein syndrome in a boy with blue sclerae that was most likely had type 1 of the syndrome according to David Owen Silence and colleague’s classification. Materials and Methods: The case of two sisters with chronic deforming bone disease from Maysan Governorate in the south of Iraq, whom were observed during May, 2023 is described. Results: The older thirteen years old sister has significant bowing of the limbs that markedly reduced her mobility, and sh.. Read More»

