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Review
. 1996 Jul;15(4):389-93.
doi: 10.1007/BF02230364.

Linear scleroderma and melorheostosis: case presentation and literature review

M J Moreno Alvarez  1 , M A Lázaro, G Espada, H A Barceló, A Maldonado Cocco
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Review

Linear scleroderma and melorheostosis: case presentation and literature review

M J Moreno Alvarez et al. Clin Rheumatol. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

The case of a 9 year-old male patient with linear scleroderma and melorheostosis of the iliac bone is described. Radiological findings suggestive of osteopoikilosis were found in carpal and tarsal bones. A review of the literature on this unusual disease association is made.

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