Hyperostosis

Hyperostosis is an excessive growth of bone. It may lead to exostosis. It occurs in many musculoskeletal disorders.

Hyperostosis

A human skull showing hyperostosis
Specialty	Rheumatology

Disorders featuring hyperostosis include:

Camurati-Engelmann disease, type 2
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, primary, autosomal recessive, 2
Melorheostosis
Tumoral calcinosis, hyperphosphatemic, familial, 1
Worth disease

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