Melorheostosis
Rare Bone Disease causes elephant like growth
Mostly noticed in early childhood, less than 1 in 1 million cases.
Diagnosis
Radiograph of the bony cortex, it looks like dripping candle wax
Symptoms
- Moderate to severe pain in affected area
- Edema
- Stiffness
- Deformity
- can give you hemi3 syndrome which can lead to many other things such as asymmetrical ribcage, scoliosis
Treatment
- Drugs for the pain
- Surgery
- Possibly amputation