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Acro-Osteolysis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Acro-Osteolysis
Tree Number(s)
C05.116.099.052
C05.116.264.579.052
Unique ID
D030981
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D030981
Scope Note
A condition with congenital and acquired forms causing recurrent ulcers in the fingers and toes. The congenital form exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance; the acquired form is found in workers who handle VINYL CHLORIDE. When acro-osteolysis is accompanied by generalized OSTEOPOROSIS and skull deformations, it is called HAJDU-CHENEY SYNDROME.
Entry Term(s)
Acro-Osteolysis Syndromes
Acroosteolysis
Acroosteolysis Syndrome
Previous Indexing
Osteolysis (1966-2002)
Osteolysis, Essential (1972-2002)
See Also
Osteolysis, Essential
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/02
Revision Date
2012/07/03
Acro-Osteolysis Preferred
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