pachydermoperiostosis /pachy·der·mo·peri·os·to·sis/ (-der″mo-per″e-os-to´sis) pachyderma affecting the face and scalp, thickening of the bones of the distal limbs, and acropachy.
pachydermoperiostosis
pachydermoperiostosis
pach·y·der·mo·per·i·os·to·sis (p k  -dûrm -p r - -st ss)n. A hereditary syndrome characterized by clubbing of the digits, periostosis of the long bones, and coarsening of the facial features, with thickening, furrowing, and oiliness of the skin of the face and forehead. |
pachydermoperiostosis
[-dur′moper′ē·ostō′sis]
a syndrome characterized by a thickening and folding of the facial skin, clubbing of the fingers, and new bone formation over the ends of the long bones.
pachydermoperiostosis
An AD condition characterized by induration of skin in natural folds, accentuation of creases of face and scalp, finger clubbing and periostosis of long bones; acquired pachydermoperiostosis is linked to bronchogenic
carcinoma, termed hypertrophic–pulmonary osteoarthropathy, see there
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