Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
ORPHA:248095
Definition
Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (PHO) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous inherited disorder characterized by digital clubbing and osteoarthropathy, with variable features of pachydermia, delayed closure of the fontanels, and congenital heart disease. There are two types of PHO: pachydermoperiostosis and cranio-osteoarthropathy.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal