Preferred Label : Mesomelic dysplasia, Langer type;
ICD-11 definition : Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is characterized by severe disproportionate short
stature with mesomelic and rhizomelic shortening of the upper and lower limbs. LMD
represents a more severe form of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (see this term) with
severely shortened long bones of the limbs (involving both the middle and proximal
segments), deformity of the humeral head, angulation of the radial shaft, carpal distortion,
a short femoral neck, and absence or hypoplasia of the proximal half of the fibula.;
Origin ID : 83297413;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD) is characterized by severe disproportionate short
stature with mesomelic and rhizomelic shortening of the upper and lower limbs. LMD
represents a more severe form of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (see this term) with
severely shortened long bones of the limbs (involving both the middle and proximal
segments), deformity of the humeral head, angulation of the radial shaft, carpal distortion,
a short femoral neck, and absence or hypoplasia of the proximal half of the fibula.
