[A rare bone disease, but one not to be ignored: osteopathia striata]

A case of osteopathia striata is reported, and this rare bone dysplasia reviewed. Normally asymptomatic, diagnosis of the disorder depends upon the finding of characteristic bone striation on radiological examination. A rarely isolated lesion, osteopathia striata is generally associated with other affections, which require systematic investigation in cases demonstrating typical radiological anomalies.