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Pachyonychia Congenita MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Pachyonychia Congenita
Tree Number(s)
C16.131.077.350.856
C16.131.831.350.856
C16.320.850.250.856
C17.800.529.594
C17.800.804.350.856
C17.800.827.250.856
Unique ID
D053549
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053549
Scope Note
A group of inherited ectodermal dysplasias whose most prominent clinical feature is hypertrophic nail dystrophy resulting in PACHYONYCHIA. Several specific subtypes of pachyonychia congenita have been associated with mutations in genes that encode KERATINS.
Entry Term(s)
Congenital Pachyonychia
Jackson-Lawler Syndrome (Pc-2)
Jackson-Lawler Type Pachyonychia Congenita
Jadassohn-Lewandowski Syndrome (Pc-1)
Jadassohn-Lewandowsky Syndrome
Pachyonychia Congenita Jackson Lawler Type
Pachyonychia Congenita Syndrome
Pachyonychia Congenita Tarda, Type 1
Pachyonychia Congenita Type 1
Pachyonychia Congenita, Jackson-Lawler Type
Pachyonychia Congenita, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky Type
Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 1
Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 2
Type 1 Pachyonychia Congenita
Type 2 Pachyonychia Congenita
Previous Indexing
Nails, Malformed (1964-2006)
See Also
Keratin-17
Keratin-6
Nails, Malformed
Public MeSH Note
2007
History Note
2007
Date Established
2007/01/01
Date of Entry
2006/07/05
Revision Date
2018/06/14
Pachyonychia Congenita Preferred
Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 1 Narrower
Pachyonychia Congenita, Type 2 Narrower
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