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Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.099.708.479
C05.116.540.400
C16.614.465
Unique ID
D006958
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006958
Annotation
cortical refers to cortex of bone; do not use /‌congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Scope Note
A disease of young infants characterized by soft tissue swellings over the affected bones, fever, and irritability, and marked by periods of remission and exacerbation. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Entry Version
HYPEROSTOSIS CORTICAL CONGEN
Entry Term(s)
Caffey Disease
Caffey-De Toni-Silvermann Syndrome
Congenital Hyperostosis, Cortical
Cortical Congenital Hyperostosis
Cortical Hyperostosis, Congenital
Familial Caffey's Disease
Familial Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis
Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis
NLM Classification #
WS 430
Public MeSH Note
91; was HYPEROSTOSIS, CORTICAL CONGENITAL 1964-90
Online Note
use HYPEROSTOSIS, CORTICAL, CONGENITAL to search HYPEROSTOSIS, CORTICAL CONGENITAL 1966-90
History Note
91; was HYPEROSTOSIS, CORTICAL CONGENITAL 1964-90
Date Established
1964/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital Preferred
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