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Congenital Cortical Hyperostosis Diseases Database
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Description: Caffey's disease or Infantile cortical hyperostosis or Roske-De Toni-Caffey-Smyth syndrome or Caffey De Toni Silvermann syndrome.
"A disease of young infants characterized by soft tissue swellings over the affected bones, fever, and irritability, and marked by periods of remission and exacerbation. (Dorland, 27th ed)"
Features
Miscellaneous syndromes
Hyperostosis
Symptoms and Signs
Genu varum
X-ray abnormalities
Periosteal reaction
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Added: Thu Nov 30 2006