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Leri's melorheostosis: Three pediatric cases and a review of the literature

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Three pediatric cases of melorheostosis are described. Growth disorders of the limbs are often the first signs in children. The radiological appearance consists of long tracks of increased cortical radiodensity in the long bones and of small dense islets in the epiphyses.

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  1. P. Beauvais

    Present address: Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Trousseau, 8-28 Avenue Arnold Netter, F-75571, Paris, France

  2. C. Fauré

    Present address: Department of Radiology, Hôpital Trousseau, 8-28 Avenue Arnold Netter, F-75571, Paris, France

  3. J.-P. Montagne (Research Fellow in Diagnostic Radiology)

    Present address: University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

  4. P. L. Chigot

    Present address: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hôpital Trousseau, 8-28 Avenue Arnold Netter, F-75571, Paris, France

  5. P. Maroteaux

    Present address: Maitre de Recherches, CNRS, Paris, France

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    P. Beauvais, C. Fauré, J.-P. Montagne (Research Fellow in Diagnostic Radiology), P. L. Chigot & P. Maroteaux

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Beauvais, P., Fauré, C., Montagne, JP. et al. Leri's melorheostosis: Three pediatric cases and a review of the literature. Pediatr Radiol 6, 153–159 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00972107

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