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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Diseases, Developmental > Acro-Osteolysis
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Resorption > Osteolysis > Acro-Osteolysis
... > Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena > Bone Remodeling > Bone Resorption > Osteolysis > Acro-Osteolysis
... > Biological Phenomena > Regeneration > Bone Remodeling > Bone Resorption > Osteolysis > Acro-Osteolysis

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Acro-Osteolysis  

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  • Acroosteolysis
  • Acro-Osteolysis Syndrome
  • Acroosteolysis Syndrome
  • Acro-Osteolysis Syndromes

Scope note

  • A condition with congenital and acquired forms causing recurrent ulcers in the fingers and toes. The congenital form exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance; the acquired form is found in workers who handle VINYL CHLORIDE. When acro-osteolysis is accompanied by generalized OSTEOPOROSIS and skull deformations, it is called HAJDU-CHENEY SYNDROME.

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  • 2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D030981

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