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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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Moreno Alvarez, M.J., Lázaro, M.A., Espada, G. et al. Linear scleroderma and melorheostosis: Case presentation and literature review. Clin Rheumatol 15, 389–393 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02230364
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