MELORHEOSTOSIS AT LEFT LOWER LIMB OF A 22 YEARS OLD FEMALE: A RARE CASE

Authors

  • Thomson Manurung Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.
  • Luky T Putra Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.
  • M. Ruksal Saleh Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.
  • M. Andry Usman Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.

Keywords:

Melorheostosis, Sclerosing bone dysplasias, skeletal abnormalities

Abstract

Sclerosing bone dysplasias are skeletal abnormalities of varying severity with a wide range of radiologic, clinical, and genetic features. It is divided into Hereditary and Non-hereditary. Types of hereditary sclerosing bone dysplasia include osteopetrosis, osteopoikilosis, osteopathia striata, progressive diaphyseal dysplasia, hereditary multiple diaphyseal sclerosis, hyperostosis corticalis generalisata. Nonhereditary dysplasias include intramedullary osteosclerosis, melorheostosis, and overlap syndromes.1 Our case report below describe about Melorheostosis of the lower limb.

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2020-06-30

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Manurung, T., Putra, L. T. ., Saleh, M. R. ., & Usman, M. A. . (2020). MELORHEOSTOSIS AT LEFT LOWER LIMB OF A 22 YEARS OLD FEMALE: A RARE CASE. National Journal of Medical Research, 10(02), 126–127. Retrieved from https://njmr.in/index.php/file/article/view/74

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 02 (2020)

Section

Case Report

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