Pycnodysostosis is a rare genetic disorder with a prevalence of 1.7 per million
births; it usually presents with short stature, osteosclerosis, increased bone
fragility, and acro-osteolysis of distal phalanges. There are less than 200
cases reported worldwide and very few from South-East Asia. We present a case of
pycnodysostosis who presented with short stature, acro-osteolysis of distal
phalanges, and on genetic testing revealing a variant c.847T>C, p.Y283H, in
exon 7 of the
CTSK
in homozygous state: not reported till date
to the best of our knowledge.
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