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Symmetric Presentation of Melorheostosis Involving Multiple Flat Bones in the Thorax: A Case Report  

Oh, Jung-Suk (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Park, Hyun-Jin (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Jee-Young (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Ki-Jun (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jung, Won-Sang (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.63, no.2, 2010 , pp. 185-187 More about this Journal
Abstract
Melorheostosis is a rare bone dysplasia of unknown etiology that usually affects a single limb and is characterized by cortical thickening, with a flowing candle wax appearance, extending vertically along the surface of the long bone. We report a case of polyostotic melorheostosis symmetrically involving multiple flat bones, ribs, and the scapulas. This is the first case of melorheostosis symmetrically involving multiple flat bones.
Keywords
Melorheostosis; Thorax; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
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