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CAMPTODACTYLIA [1 record]

Record 1 2011-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Genetics
DEF

Permanent and irreducible flexion of one or more fingers at the proximal interphalangeal joints.

OBS

Definition from DOMED, 1981, p. 208 and APORT, 1982, p. 188.

OBS

"Camptodactyly" is usually of the little finger.

OBS

Observation from APORT, 1982, p. 188.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Génétique
DEF

Flexion permanente et irréductible d'un ou de plusieurs doigts, localisée surtout au niveau de l'articulation interphalangienne proximale.

OBS

La «camptodactylie» de l'auriculaire (stréblomicrodactylie) est très fréquente.

OBS

Observation d'après EMAPP, volume 6, numéro 15220 D10, s.d., p. 1.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
  • Genética
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