Maxillofacial Changes in Melnick-Needles Syndrome

Melnick−Needles Syndrome Associated with Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Case Report

Melnick-Needles syndrome is an X-linked dominant bone dysplasia characterized by a typical facies (exophthalmos, full cheeks, micrognathia, and malalignment of teeth), flaring of the metaphyses of long bones, s-like curvature of the lower extremities, irregular constriction in the ribs, and sclerosis of base of the skull. The phenotype of affected individuals varies, even within families. About...

Melnick-Needles Syndrome: report of a case associated with bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlea.

Melnick-Needles Syndrome is a rare disorder associated with many abnormalities. This case report describes a patient with Melnick-Needles Syndrome who was found to have bilateral hypoplasia of the cochlea, a finding not previously described in the literature. The case report describes the syndrome and demonstrates the findings on CT and MR imaging of temporal bones.

Melnick- needles osteodysplasty presenting with quadriparesis.

Melnick-Needles syndrome or osteodysplasty, a monogenic heritable bone dysplasia, is characterized by a typical facies and characteristic radiological findings. Less than 70 well-documented cases have been reported in literature; most of them were sporadic. We report the first case from Eastern India in an adolescent male, who had cranio-vertebral junction anomalies and presented with spastic q...

Ingestion of Ponderosa Pine Needles by Cattle

Permanently Retained Acupuncture Needles: Radiographic Findings and Case Report

We report a case of a female patient whose routine chest radiograph revealed numerous small, linear, radiopaque foreign bodies. These were determined to be permanently implanted acupuncture needles. We describe the imaging appearance of these wires, discuss the potential for complications and briefly review the pertinent literature.