Ivory epiphyses of the middle phalanges of the hand

MedGen UID:: 869510
•Concept ID:: C4023938
•: Anatomical Abnormality

Synonym:	Increased bone density of end part of the middle hand bones

HPO:	HP:0010263

Definition

Epiphyses of the middle phalanges of the hand are hard and dense like ivory. Such an epiphysis has a uniformly dense appearance on radiographs. [from HPO]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVIvory epiphyses of the middle phalanges of the hand

Abnormal limb bone morphology
- Abnormal digit morphology
  - Abnormal finger morphology
    - Abnormal finger phalanx morphology
      - Sclerosis of finger phalanx
        Sclerosis of middle finger phalanx
        Ivory epiphyses of the middle phalanges of the hand
        Ivory epiphysis of the middle phalanx of the 2nd finger
        Ivory epiphysis of the middle phalanx of the 3rd finger
        Ivory epiphysis of the middle phalanx of the 4th finger
        Ivory epiphysis of the middle phalanx of the 5th finger
        Ivory epiphysis of the proximal phalanx of the thumb

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Ivory epiphyses of the middle phalanges of the hand

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