arachnodactyly; achromachia (spider fingers)

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Etiology

Clinical manifestations

  • long, slender fingers
  • may be present at birth or develop in later life[2]

More general terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia: Arachnodactyly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnodactyly
  3. Grahame R, Hakim AJ. Arachnodactyly - a key to diagnosing heritable disorders of connective tissue. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2013 Jun;9(6):358-64 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23478494