Stippled epiphyses

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Stippled epiphyses is a pattern of focal bone calcification.

The presence of abnormal punctate (speckled, dot-like) calcifications in one or more epiphyses.

It is seen in chondrodysplasia punctata and in Keutel syndrome. It is also caused by use of warfarin, alcohol, and in hypothyroidism.[1]

References

  1. ^ Primer of Diagnostic Imaging (6 ed.). Elsevier. 2019. pp. 628–690.