title: Melorheostosis: presentation of a case followed up for 24 years.
abstract: The case of a woman affected by Melorheostosis of the left arm, who was followed for 24 years, is presented. After a brief review of the main clinico-radiological features and the most likely pathogenetic theory, the authors point out the slow but inexorable progression of the alterations and their localization, which is strictly limited to the dermatome supplied by a spinal nerve.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors