Abstract

BORGES, Roberta de Pádua; SOUZA, Felipe Coelho de; NUNES, Flávia Magalhães  and  BORGES, Cristian Stein. Melorreostose: Relato de Caso de uma Doença Rara. Rev. Port. Ortop. Traum. [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.1, pp.61-68. ISSN 1646-2122.

Introduction: Melorheostosis is a rare disease, whose etiology is still unknown and rarely reported on medical literature. The linear hyperostosis along the cortical bone caused by the disease is responsible for the typical radiologic appearance of melted wax that named the pathology. Objective and methods: a case report of a patient receiving outpatient treatment for melorheostosis, a rare disease with peculiar radiologic presentation, and review of the associated literature. Results: a female patient, 42 years old, recieving clinical outpatient treatment for melorheostosis in left upper arm and fingers, diagnosed 7 years ago. She shows a typical apresentation of the disease, with increased volume associated with limited movement and radiological images showing hyperostosis of the affected bone segments. Conclusion: although benign, the disease can cause large morbidity especially with chronic pain, functional limitations and bone deformities.

Keywords : melorheostosis; hyperostosis; osteosclerosis; radiograph.

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