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Metacarpal diaphyseal endosteal sclerosis

MedGen UID:
326730
Concept ID:
C1840419
Finding
HPO: HP:0006174

Definition

Increase in bone density in the diaphyseal (shaft) region of a metacarpal bone. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetacarpal diaphyseal endosteal sclerosis

Conditions with this feature

Worth disease
MedGen UID:
140932
Concept ID:
C0432273
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal dominant endosteal hyperostosis is a generalized bone dysplasia characterized by a cortical thickening of the long bones, with no alteration in external shape, and a remarkable resistance of the bone to fracture. The skeleton is normal in childhood. Facial metamorphoses occur in adolescence, as the forehead flattens, the mandible becomes elongated, and the gonial angle decreases. An enlarging osseous prominence (torus palatinus) develops in the hard palate, which may lead to malocclusion or loss of teeth (summary by Van Wesenbeeck et al., 2003).

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Diagnosis

Gorlin RJ, Glass L
Radiology 1977 Nov;125(2):547-8. doi: 10.1148/125.2.547. PMID: 198847

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