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Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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
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)