Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva: Case report.

Abstract

Introduction: Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva is a rare, severely disabling autosomal dominant disease. In most patients it is due to a new mutation in previously unaffected families. It is characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification of connective tissue, aponeurosis, fascia, ligaments, tendons, and skeletal muscle. Early diagnosis improves the prognosis and quality of life despite the fact that there is no definitive treatment, so the objective is to show the results of a patient admitted and studied with the diagnosis of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Methodology A descriptive, cross-sectional study is carried out, where The results obtained through the study of a patient with a diagnosis of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva are shown at the Elíseo Noel Camaño Provincial Pediatric Hospital of the Province of Matanzas in the period of November 2019. Results: The evolution and results obtained in the study are shown performed on a 4-year-old patient where the diagnosis of a rare disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Conclusions: a more serious cause of heterotopic ossification in skeletal muscles, fasciae, tendons and ligaments without effective treatment and that evolves by pushing.