Caffey's disease
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Caffey's disease — see hyperostosis [Caffey (1895–1966), US paediatrician] … The new mediacal dictionary
Caffey disease — Caf·fey disease (kafґe) [John Patrick Caffey, American pediatrician, 1895–1978] infantile cortical hyperostosis … Medical dictionary
Caffey syndrome — ▪ pathology also called infantile cortical hyperostosis a hereditary disease of infants, characterized by swellings of the periosteum (the bone layer where new bone is produced) and the bone cortex of the upper arms, shoulder girdle, and… … Universalium
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Caffey — John Patrick, U.S. physician, radiologist, and pediatrician, the “the father of pediatric radiology”, 1895–1978. See C. disease, C. syndrome, C. Kempe syndrome, C. Silverman syndrome … Medical dictionary
Caffey disease — infantile cortical hyperostosis … Medical dictionary
Infantile cortical hyperostosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29307 ICD10 = ICD10|M|89|8|m|86 ICD9 = ICD9|756.59 ICDO = OMIM = 114000 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = orthoped eMedicineTopic = 151 MeshID = D006958 Infantile cortical hyperostosis is a self… … Wikipedia
Hyperostosis — Overgrowth of bone. Hyperostosis is a nonspecific term that does not refer to any particular condition. * * * 1. Hypertrophy of bone. 2. SYN: exostosis. [hyper + G. osteon, bone, + osis, condition] ankylosing h. SYN: diffuse idiopathic skeletal h … Medical dictionary
Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv … Wikipedia
hyperostosis — n. excessive enlargement of the outer layer of a bone. The condition is harmless and is usually recognized as an incidental finding on X ray. It commonly affects the frontal bone of the skull (hyperostosis frontalis). Infantile cortical… … The new mediacal dictionary
