Diseases

Osteopoikilosis

An asymptomatic, autosomal dominant trait in which pea-sized sclerotic spots, prominent in the metaphyseal area, are accompanied by unique cutaneous lesions. These are yellowish papules or plaques with increased elastin content. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, pp1434-35)

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An asymptomatic, autosomal dominant trait in which pea-sized sclerotic spots, prominent in the metaphyseal area, are accompanied by unique cutaneous lesions. These are yellowish papules or plaques with increased elastin content. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, pp1434-35)

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  • Osteopoikiloses

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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a form of osteosclerosis

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History Note

91(64); was see under OSTEOSCLEROSIS 1970-90; was see under BONE DISEASES 1967-69

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  1. C05w.116w.099.708w.702w.685w
  2. C17.300w.705w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Osteopoikilosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010023. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010023
  2. Osteopoikilosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteopoikilosis
  3. Osteopoikilosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1477777