"Acro-Osteolysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D030981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.052 C05.116.264.579.052
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| Concept/Terms |
Acro-Osteolysis- Acro-Osteolysis
- Acro Osteolysis
- Acroosteolysis
- Acroosteolysis Syndrome
- Acro-Osteolysis Syndromes
- Acro-Osteolysis Syndrome
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