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“facies leontina”
Clinical photograph:
Broad cheeks, ears standing out from head, arched flaring nostrils, wide coarse nose, pronounced forehead.b. Enlarged skull
Skull X-rays: Thickening of the cranium, osteolysis, patchy new bone formation resulting in a "cotton-wool" appearance.
Bone scan: Due to their elevated metabolic rates, Pagetic bone lesions appear as focal areas of markedly increased uptake ("hot") spots.
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