Osteopetrosis Treatment

For benign osteopetrosis, usually accorded to symptomatic treatment, such as infection control, blood transfusion, to strengthen the care, the prevention of traumatic fractures, give food with low calcium and phosphate cellulose, this can delay the process of bone sclerosis. malignant osteopetrosis treatment include hormones, bone marrow transplantation. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in general can cure osteopetrosis. If it is found that red blood cells by the short life and destruction of red blood cells increase in the spleen, need splenectomy.

Prognosis for osteopetrosis: Within one year of age osteopetrosis child mortality is as high as 70%. Patients will occur facial paralysis, anemia, growth retardation led to the blind, deaf, unable to rise, standing, walking or speech, if does not receive proper treatment, possibility died in childhood.