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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Osteopoikilosis
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Genetic Diseases, Inborn > Osteochondrodysplasias > Osteosclerosis > Osteopoikilosis
... > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Diseases, Developmental > Osteochondrodysplasias > Osteosclerosis > Osteopoikilosis

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Osteopoikilosis  

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Note

  • a form of osteosclerosis

Scope note

  • An asymptomatic, autosomal dominant trait in which pea-sized sclerotic spots, prominent in the metaphyseal area, are accompanied by unique cutaneous lesions. These are yellowish papules or plaques with increased elastin content. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, pp1434-35)

History note

  • 91(64); was see under OSTEOSCLEROSIS 1970-90; was see under BONE DISEASES 1967-69

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010023

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