ICD-11 definition : Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia is a peroxisomal disease that belongs to the group of
chondrodysplasia punctata, in which the common characteristic is calcifications near
joints at birth. Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia is associated with shortness of the femur
and humerus, vertebral disorders, cataract, cutaneous lesions and severe intellectual
deficit.;
Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia is a peroxisomal disease that belongs to the group of
chondrodysplasia punctata, in which the common characteristic is calcifications near
joints at birth. Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia is associated with shortness of the femur
and humerus, vertebral disorders, cataract, cutaneous lesions and severe intellectual
deficit.