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Is osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease) a chronic or acute disease?

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Time issues: The issue as defined is simple.An acute disease is something like appendicitis, it comes up quick, you fix it or die. A chronic disease is something that may become evident slowly, but once found, is just managed (like arthritis) to make life as tolerable as possible.OI has many forms related to genetic defects in the formation of bone. It exists from conception but becomes evident later.

Answered 9/11/2015

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