Figure 3. . Hand x-ray of a male age 2.

Figure 3.

Hand x-ray of a male age 2.5 years with cleidocranial dysplasia spectrum disorder

a. Note pseudoepiphyses at the bases of the second and third metacarpals with accessory physes seen at the base of the fourth and fifth metacarpals.

b. Cone-shaped epiphyses are seen involving most predominantly the third and fourth middle phalanges. The phalanges appear abnormally formed, particularly the middle phalanges of the second through fifth digits.

From: Cleidocranial Dysplasia Spectrum Disorder

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