TITLE:
Renal Osteodystrophy in Mullerian, Renal, Cervicothoracic Somite Abnormalities (MURCS Association): A Logical, However Hitherto Unknown Entity
AUTHORS:
Kishor Taori, Jawahar Rathod, Ramesh Parate, Amit Disawal, Suresh Dhakate, Anand Hatgaonkar, Amrita Guha
KEYWORDS:
MURCS Association; Renal Osteodystrophy; Absent Uterus
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
20,
2013
ABSTRACT:
The MURCS association which stands for Mullerian, Renal,
Cervicothoracic Somite Abnormalities is a rare developmental anomaly seen in
females. The clinical course of this disorder is not clearly defined as of
yet-which may range from asymptomatic to severe disability. Here we present the
case of a young 22-year-old female who was incidentally detected to have a generalized
increase in bone density with an absent uterus. Further workup revealed a case
of MURCS association with renal osteodystrophy. This is an as of yet unreported
complication/association and must be kept in mind in the treatment of these
patients.