Linear scleroderma and melorheostosis: case presentation and literature review.
The case of a 9 year-old male patient with linear scleroderma and melorheostosis of the iliac bone is described. Radiological findings suggestive of osteopoikilosis were found in carpal and tarsal bones. A review of the literature on this unusual disease association is made.
Moreno Alvarez
M J
MJ
Rheumatology Section, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lázaro
M A
MA
Espada
G
G
Barceló
H A
HA
Maldonado Cocco
A
A
D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010023:Osteopoikilosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology