See Also: chondrodysplasia punctata(medicine)
chondrodysplasia punctata, rhizomelic(medicine)
chondrodysplasia(medicine)
Chondrodysplasia(health)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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acne punctata(medicine)
psoriasis punctata(medicine)
keratosis punctata(medicine)
chondrodystrophia congenita punctata(medicine)

chondrodysplasia punctata (medicine)


chondrodysplasia punctata


A heterogeneous group of bone dysplasias, the common character of which is stippling of the epiphyses in infancy. The group includes a severe autosomal recessive form (chondrodysplasia punctata, rhizomelic), an autosomal dominant form (conradi-hunermann syndrome), and a milder x-linked form. Metabolic defects associated with impaired peroxisomes are present only in the rhizomelic form.