Spiral membrane cylinders in the skeletal muscle of a patient with melorheostosis.
Spiral membrane cylinders have been found in the quadriceps muscle of a patient with melorheostosis. These structures were confined to type II fibres in the leg affected by the bone disease. The possible origins of such structures are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure