Peripheral dysostosis
Peripheral dysostosis is a rare primary bone dysplasia characterized by cone-shaped epiphyses of the phalanges hyperextensibility and hyperflexibility of the fingers and marked delay in ossification of hand bones. Short-limbed short stature very stubby short fingers and toes flat face and nose and a large skull may also be associated. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1980.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http: //www.orphadata.org. Data version October 2023.
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Peripheral dysostosis?
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Advocacy Organizations
The Chandler Project
The Chandler Project (TCP) provides those affected with achondroplasia, and other forms of skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism), with the latest in pharmaceutical research and surgical advancements.
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