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1: Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 2001 Sep;33(5):328-31.Click here to read Links

[Melorheostosis of the hand. A case report]

[Article in German]

von Gossler C, Kall S, Christopoulos G, Prommersberger KJ.

Klinik für Handchirurgie, Abteilung I, Rhön-Klinikum, Bad Neustadt/Saale. ad@handchirurgie.de

Summary.Melorheostosis is a sclerosing disease commonly affecting the bone, rarely soft tissue. Etiology is unknown. It causes uncharacteristic symptoms such as pain, joint stiffness, soft tissue contractures, and limb deformities. Standard radiology reveals the diagnosis. Until now there is no standard therapy. Melorheostosis is a rare bone dysplasia and important as a differential diagnosis for tumorous changes in the limb or in painful joints.

PMID: 11600949 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]