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Descriptor English: Acro-Osteolysis
Descriptor Spanish: Acroosteólisis
Descriptor acroosteólisis
Scope note: Afección con formas congénitas y adquiridas que produce úlceras recurrentes en los dedos de las manos y pies. La forma congénita es hereditaria, autosómica dominante; la forma adquirida se encuentra entre los trabajadores que manipulan CLORURO DE VINILO. Cuando la acroosteólisis se acompaña de OSTEOPOROSIS generalizada y deformaciones del cráneo constituye el SÍNDROME DE HAJDU-CHENEY.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acro-Osteólise
Descriptor French: Acro-ostéolyse
Entry term(s): Acro Osteolysis
Acro-Osteolysis Syndrome
Acro-Osteolysis Syndromes
Acroosteolysis
Acroosteolysis Syndrome
Tree number(s): C05.116.099.052
C05.116.264.579.052
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D030981
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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Osteolysis (1966-2002)
Osteolysis, Essential (1972-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Related: Osteolysis, Essential MeSH
DeCS ID: 37267
Unique ID: D030981
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Acro-Osteolysis - Preferred
Concept UI M0393325
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.
Preferred term Acro-Osteolysis
Entry term(s) Acro Osteolysis
Acro-Osteolysis Syndrome
Acro-Osteolysis Syndromes
Acroosteolysis
Acroosteolysis Syndrome



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