Preferred Label : Melnick-Needles osteodysplasty;
ICD-11 definition : Melnick-Needles syndrome is a rare disorder marked by the association of skeletal
dysplasia (with bowing of long bones, sclerosis of the skull base and ribbon-like
ribs), and a characteristic face (hirsute forehead, prominent supraorbital ridges,
prominent eyes, full cheeks and marked micrognathia). Mental development is not affected.;
Origin ID : 2100781650;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Melnick-Needles syndrome is a rare disorder marked by the association of skeletal
dysplasia (with bowing of long bones, sclerosis of the skull base and ribbon-like
ribs), and a characteristic face (hirsute forehead, prominent supraorbital ridges,
prominent eyes, full cheeks and marked micrognathia). Mental development is not affected.