Xanthomatosis Associated with Vertebra Plana

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Abstract
A case of xanthomatosis, with multiple deposits in bone, and the appearances of vertebra plana of the 9th dorsal vertebra is described. The initial bone lesions were thought to be possibly tuberculous in nature, or due to the separate existence both tuberculosis and osteochondritis vertebralis (Calvé, 1928). The steps taken to reach a diagnosis are recorded; the importance of general radiographic examination of the skeleton, in cases showing bone lesions of obscure ætiology, is stressed. Attention is called to the value of lateral tomography in vertebral lesions occurring in childhood. References are made to cases reported in the literature in which vertebra plana has occurred in association with the lipoid dystrophies.
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