Dripping candle wax sign (melorheostosis)

Last revised by Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉ on 9 May 2023

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Citation:

Dixon A, Niknejad M, Yu Jin T, et al. Dripping candle wax sign (melorheostosis). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18808

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-18808

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/18808

rID:

18808

Article created:

22 Jul 2012, Andrew Dixon ◉

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At the time the article was created Andrew Dixon had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

9 May 2023, Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Mohammadtaghi Niknejad had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

17 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

refs, stub

Synonyms:

Flowing candle wax appearance

Dripping candle wax sign, also known as flowing candle wax appearance, describes the appearance of sclerotic cortical thickening in melorheostosis. The irregular cortical hyperostosis typically occurs on one side of the involved bone and undulates along much like melted wax down a candle.