Acroosteolysis
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
Raynaud's neuropathy, trauma, epidermolysis bullosa, psoriasis, frostbite, sarcoidosis, hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, acromegaly, and advanced leprosy.[1][2][3]
The bandlike pattern of resorption may be seen with
Hadju-Cheney syndrome.[1]
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
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References
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