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Oxf Med Case Reports
October 2024
Department of Radiology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Rabat 91000, Morocco.
Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone dysplasia characterized by dysostosis and sclerosis. The classic "dripping candle wax" appearance on imaging is a typical finding for the diagnosis. The authors report the case of a patient presenting with a hard and painful mass on the dorsal side of the hand.
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June 2024
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Ravi Nair Physiotherapy College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research, Wardha, IND.
Melorheostosis is a noncancerous bone disease characterized by abnormal bone and soft tissue growth. Despite being identified almost a century ago, there are still many unknown aspects surrounding this condition. It can often be an incidental discovery, with patients experiencing associated pain and deformities.
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January 2024
Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genoa, Italy.
Case Rep Oncol
October 2023
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone pathology involving bone dysplasia and hyperostosis. The disease can be recognized with a characteristic radiographic feature of radiopaque lesions dripping along a long bone's diaphysis. The aberrant bone formation and development manifests mainly as pain, edema, and paresthesia of the affected limb.
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July 2024
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, 40136, Bologna, Italy.
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a rare and usually painful condition, representing about 1% of all bone tumors. A geographical lytic, expansile, and septated radiological pattern, with fluid-fluid levels on MRI, is classically displayed. ABC can be a primary bone lesion (70% of patients) or can arise in an underlying condition and is subsequently named "ABC-like changes" (30%).
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