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Preferred Label : Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis;

NCIt related terms : Caffey Disease;

NCIt definition : A self-limited inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology found in infants that causes swelling of the soft tissue, changes to bone, and irritability.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An autosomal dominant condition caused by mutation(s) in the COL1A1 gene encoding the collagen alpha-1(I) chain. This disease is an acute inflammatory condition of infancy that causes soft tissue swelling (mostly of chin/cheeks), bone thickening/widening (particularly of the mandible/clavicles/long bones), pain, and irritability. This disease generally resolves by the 3rd year of life, although some bony deformity may persist.;

NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL479882;

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