| A baby of about four weeks who was crying
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| | required to find out if he has been
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| incessantly was found to have a broken
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| | afflicted with this debilitating illness.
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| leg after an x-ray was done. His parents
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| | Observation of the child is also crucial
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| were accused of child abuse because the
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| | since most cases of brittle bone disease
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| broken leg was through a non-accident
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| | manifest babies fracturing their bones
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| incident. Simply put, his parents were
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| | frequently for no apparent reason.
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| suspected of shaking the baby so hard
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| | A baby with this disease can easily
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| that his leg bone got broken in two.
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| | fracture his bone by merely reaching out
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| Further tests concluded that the baby was
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| | to his parent to be carried or sneezing.
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| hurt because of physical abuse. About two
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| | WHAT YOU SHOULD CHECK
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| weeks later, his father coughed while
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| | 1. If your baby has broken a bone which
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| carrying the baby. The baby stretched out
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| | you find odd considering he's been
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| his arm in surprise and his father heard
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| | handled with care since birth, don't wait
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| it crack. X-rays once again confirmed
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| | for another broken bone to occur. Have
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| that the baby broke his arm this time.
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| | him checked for this disease right away.
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| To cut it short, the parents were
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| | It is better to be safe than sorry.
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| fortunately proven innocent after a
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| | 2. Check if the whites of his eyes are
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| couple more tests were done.
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| | more bluish or grayish than white.
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| Unfortunately though, the baby was
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| | 3. He bruises easily.
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| diagnosed with brittle bone syndrome or
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| | 4. His teeth are discolored.
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| Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
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| | Even if you notice that his bone fracture
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| WHAT IS OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA?
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| | hasn't occurred in several months and you
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| Osteogenesis Imperfecta or brittle bone
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| | don't see a pattern such as him not
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| syndrome is a genetic disease that
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| | breaking his bone twice over the same
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| results in the abnormalities of protein
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| | incident, this is all the more why you
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| in the bones causing them to become
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| | should have him checked for Osteogenesis
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| easily breakable. In some cases, this
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| | Imperfecta because fractures when you
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| disease causes the child to be stillborn
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| | have this disease do not usually occur in
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| or to die soon after birth. A parent with
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| | a pattern.
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| this disease has a 50% chance of passing
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| | So before you go blaming yourself or any
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| it on to his child.
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| | other person for hurting your child, it
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| The levels of the effect of this disease
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| | is best to have him checked for every
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| to the baby differ in such a way that
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| | possible reason why he got hurt in the
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| although genetically, the baby has the
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| | first place. In some cases, babies are
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| disease, his bones don't break as easily
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| | fortunate enough to have this kind of
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| as the other babies with the same
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| | disease temporarily. This temporary
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| disease.
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| | brittle bone syndrome usually comes in
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| X-rays and tests don't usually detect
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| | the first year of the child and
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| this disease at first glance. A more
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| | disappears soon after.
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| thorough examination of the baby is
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