rhizomelic dwarfism
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Rhizomelic dwarfism is a type of dwarfism where the dominant feature is proximal (i.e. femoral, humeral) limb shortening.
Pathology
The following conditions fall under the heading of rhizomelic dwarfism
- metatropic dysplasia
- achondrogenesis
- rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata
- achondroplasia
- thanatophoric dysplasia
Associations
- certain types of atelosteogenesis
- diastrophic dysplasia
- kyphomelic dysplasias
History and etymology
Derives from the Greek words "rhizo" meaning "root" and "melia" meaning "limb".
See also
Siehe auch:
- Rhizomelie
- Achondroplasie
- Mesomelie
- asphyxierende Thoraxdysplasie (Jeune-Syndrom)
- Thanatophore Dysplasie
- Diastrophische Dysplasie
- Hemimelie
- Akromelie
- chondroectodermal dysplasia
- short limb skeletal dysplasias
- Atelosteogenesis
- Chondrodyplasia punctata, rhizomeler Typ
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Rhizomelie:
