Melorheostosis of the hand in a 7-year-old girl.
Melorheostosis of the hand is rare. We report a 7-year-old girl who presented with a contracture of the left hand. Diagnosis was made by conventional radiography and bone scintigraphy. MRI proved to be a very useful tool to visualize the soft-tissue changes. This is especially important when surgical repair is considered.
Sommer
Andrea
A
Department of Paediatric Radiology, Charité-Universtitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow Klinikum, 13353, Berlin, Germany. andrea.sommer@stgag.ch
Voelker
Thomas
T
Scheer
Ianina
I
Roth
Johannes
J
Keitzer
Rolf
R
Amthauer
Holger
H
Stöver
Brigitte
B
D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional