The dripping candle wax sign of melorheostosis
Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone disease including dysostosis and sclerosis. Dripping candle wax presence is a common and typical sign of melorheostosis. This sign appears as irregular hyperostosis of the cortical bone which is likened to melted wax flowing down one side of a candle. It can some...
Main Authors: | Van Trung Hoang, Hoang Anh Thi Van, Vichit Chansomphou, Cong Thao Trinh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-08-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20940564 |
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