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pencilling

A descriptive term for the marked resorption of distal phalanges (acroosteolysis), a radiologic finding typical of scleroderma.

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Severe burns with soft tissue contracture, “black toe” disease (ainhum), hyperparathyroidism, neural leprosy, systemic lupus erythematosus, neuropathies (e.g., diabetes, tabes dorsalis, progeria), psoriatic arthritis, PVC exposure, Reiter syndrome, sarcoidosis.

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