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Camptodactyly is a medical condition that causes one or more digits (fingers or toes) to be permanently bent. It involves fixed flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal joints. Camptodactyly can be caused by a genetic disorder. In that case, it is an autosomal dominant trait that is known for its incomplete genetic expressivity. This ...
Tel Hashomer camptodactyly syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which is characterized by camptodactyly,( a condition where one or more fingers or toes are permanently bent), facial dysmorphisms, and fingerprint, skeletal and muscular abnormalities. [2] [3] This disorder is thought to be inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion. [4]
Camptodactyly, tall stature, and hearing loss syndrome, also known as CATSHL syndrome, [1] is a rare genetic disorder which consists of camptodactyly, tall height, scoliosis, and hearing loss. Occasionally, developmental delay and intellectual disabilities are reported.
[1] and is a syndrome of camptodactyly, arthropathy, coxa vara, and pericarditis. [2] It may also include congenital cataracts. [3] The cause of this syndrome was discovered in 1999. [4] Children with this syndrome often present with a joint effusion that is cool and resistant to anti-inflammatory therapy.
Congenital contractural arachnodactyly (CCA), also known as Beals–Hecht syndrome, is a rare autosomal dominant congenital connective tissue disorder. [1] As with Marfan syndrome, people with CCA typically have an arm span that is greater than their height and very long fingers and toes. [2]
The syndrome is associated with microcephaly, arthrogryposis and cleft palate and various craniofacial, respiratory, neurological and limb abnormalities, including bone and joint defects of the upper limbs, adducted thumbs, camptodactyly and talipes equinovarus or calcaneovalgus.
Heart disease and stroke are among the leading causes of death in the U.S., accounting for roughly one in three deaths in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Urban–Rogers–Meyer syndrome, also known as Prader–Willi habitus, osteopenia, and camptodactyly or Urban syndrome, [1] is an extremely rare inherited congenital disorder first described by Urban et al. (1979).