title: Linear scleroderma and melorheostosis: case presentation and literature review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Section, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Moreno Alvarez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lázaro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Espada
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Barceló
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maldonado Cocco
mesh_terms: 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