Image 1 Frontal Chest X-Ray of a 3 month old female infant.  The x-ray illustrates hyperinflated lungs,  this  results from an upper respiratory tract infection of the small bronchi and bronchioles which causes epithelial necrosis (death of cells or tissues) and initiates an inflammatory response.  The edema, which is a swelling of soft tissues resulting […]

  Image 1 X-Ray of a child’s femur.  Clearly evident is an ill-defined osteolytic lesion (purple arrow).  Osteolysis or an osteolyctic lesion refers to the pathological destruction or disappearance of bone tissue.  This lesion has multiple small holes in the diaphysis (the shaft or central part) of the femoral bone creating a ‘moth-eaten’ appearance.   […]

  Osteogenesis Imperfecta,  X-Ray of child’s arm shows a fracture with healing that has resulted in thickening of the bone.   Osteogenesis Imperfecta congenital form in newborn with lower leg deformity showing tibial arch   Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or Brittle Bone Disease Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a congenital bone disorder characterized by fragile bones that […]