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ArticleOxford medical case reports2024

Clinical report of metacarpal melorheostosis: a rare disease with "the dripping candle wax" appearance on different imaging modalities.

Oumaima Mesbah, Manal Jidal, Rachida Saouab, Jamal El Fenni

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Oumaima MesbahDepartment of Radiology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Rabat 91000, Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6127-5177
Manal JidalDepartment of Radiology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Rabat 91000, Morocco.
Rachida SaouabDepartment of Radiology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Rabat 91000, Morocco.
Jamal El FenniDepartment of Radiology, Mohammed V Military Instruction Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohamed V University, Rabat 91000, Morocco.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone dysplasia characterized by dysostosis and sclerosis. The classic "dripping candle wax" appearance on imaging is a typical finding for the diagnosis. The authors report the case of a patient presenting with a hard and painful mass on the dorsal side of the hand.

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PMID39399791
PMCPMC11465514

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