Preferred Label : Infantile cortical hyperostosis;
ICD-11 definition : Infantile cortical hyperostosis or Caffey disease is a rare condition which presents
most commonly in infants who present with irritability, pain, tenderness, hyperaesthesia,
soft tissue swelling and redness involving one or several areas of the body. Systemic
changes with fever are usually present in the early stages. The pain may be severe
enough to result in pseudoparalysis and individual nerve involvement may result in
true localized palsies. Other reported clinical findings include dysphagia and nasal
obstruction.;
ICD-11 synonym : Caffey syndrome; Ceffey disease;
Origin ID : 284169445;
UMLS CUI : C0020497;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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Infantile cortical hyperostosis or Caffey disease is a rare condition which presents
most commonly in infants who present with irritability, pain, tenderness, hyperaesthesia,
soft tissue swelling and redness involving one or several areas of the body. Systemic
changes with fever are usually present in the early stages. The pain may be severe
enough to result in pseudoparalysis and individual nerve involvement may result in
true localized palsies. Other reported clinical findings include dysphagia and nasal
obstruction.
