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- Also called:
- infantile cortical hyperostosis
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- childhood disease and disorder
- periosteum
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Caffey syndrome
pathology
Also known as: infantile cortical hyperostosis
Caffey syndrome, 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 lower jaw. The disease is accompanied by fever and irritability; after a series of periodic exacerbations, it subsides spontaneously.
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