Natural History of Melorheostosis
Melorheostosis is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by a sclerosing bone dysplasia. This disease affects one side of the body and is rarely bilateral. The disease is discovered upon episodes of pain, stiffness, joint contractures and sometimes deformities that occurs with time. In addition, rare signs such as edema, hyperpigmented skin patches, vascular tumors, and malformations have been reported. The picture of the disease in terms of locations, occurrence of pain and associated bone fragility is unknown.
Objective
The aim of the study is to provide a comprehensive picture of the clinical signs to help establish guidelines and assess the impact of pain.
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Members of this Study Group
| Name | Expertise / Role | Country |
| PI*: Martine Cohen-Solal | rheumatologist, co-chair ECTS RBDAG | France |
| Corinna Grasemann | endocrinologist | Germany |
| Gavin Clunie | rheumatologist | United Kingdom |
| Luca Sangiorgi | endocrinologist, ERN BOND coordinator | Italy |
| Mariya Cherenko | endocrinologist, EuRREB data manager | the Netherlands |
| Natasha Appelman-Dijkstra | internist-endocrinologist, EuRREB coordinator | the Netherlands |
| Thomas Funck-Brentano | rheumatologist | France |
| Willem Lems | rheumatologist, ECTS board member | the Netherlands |
For more information regarding the study or if you are interested to contribute to this study, please contact registries@lumc.nl.
*The Principal Investigator (PI) is the lead applicant responsible for submitting the data request and initiating the study.