Acroosteolysis

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Early changes of acroosteolysis can be detected by x-ray. In this radiograph there is dissolution and fragmentation of the bone in several of the terminal phalanges.~CDC

Acroosteolysis is resorption of the

phalanges. Acroosteolysis has two patterns of resorption in adults
: diffuse and bandlike.

The diffuse pattern of resorption has a widely diverse

The bandlike pattern of resorption may be seen with

A mnemonic commonly used for acro-osteolysis is PINCHFO.[4] Pyknodysostosis, Psoriasis, Injury (thermal burn, frostbite), Neuropathy (diabetes), Collagen vascular disease (scleroderma, Raynaud's), Hyperparathyroidism, Familial (Hadju-Cheney, progeria), Occupational (polyvinyl exposure),

Acroosteolysis may be associated with minimal skin changes or with

skin lesions that may result in digital necrosis.[5]
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See also

References

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