Definition : A condition with congenital and acquired forms causing recurrent ulcers in the fingers
and toes. The congenital form exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance; the acquired
form is found in workers who handle vinyl chloride. When acro-osteolysis is accompanied
by generalized osteoporosis and skull deformations, it is called hajdu-cheney syndrome.
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A condition with congenital and acquired forms causing recurrent ulcers in the fingers
and toes. The congenital form exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance; the acquired
form is found in workers who handle vinyl chloride. When acro-osteolysis is accompanied
by generalized osteoporosis and skull deformations, it is called hajdu-cheney syndrome.
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