title: Melorheostosis: a rare entity: a case report.
abstract: Melorheostosis is a rare entity belonging to the group of sclerotic bone dysplasias. Described for the first time in 1922 by Leri, it remains imperfectly known as clinical presentations are highly variable, and the etiological diagnosis is not fully elucidated. We report a case of polyostoticmelorheostosis for which radiological investigations were complete, in order to study this disease.
authors.affiliation: A Orthopedics adults surgery department, MT Kassab Institute, La Manouba, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Abdelhakim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kherfani
authors.affiliation: A Orthopedics adults surgery department, MT Kassab Institute, La Manouba, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Hachem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mahjoub
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D003805:Dentin Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
keywords: CT; MRI; Melorheostosis; sclerotic bone dysplasias