Maroteaux type dysplasia (AMDM) is a genetic bone growth condition where the long bones do not lengthen normally at their growth plates. The most affected ...

Acromesomelic dysplasia is a very rare genetic bone growth condition. It mainly makes the middle parts of the arms and legs (the forearms and lower legs) and ...

Toriello–Carey syndrome is a rare condition present from birth. It affects many parts of the body. Most children have a small lower jaw and a cleft palate ...

Acromelic frontonasal dysostosis (AFND) is a very rare genetic condition. It affects the face (especially the middle of the face and nose), the brain in some ...

Acromelanosis is a rare skin condition. It causes extra brown or dark-gray color (pigment) on the skin of the fingers and toes. Doctors say “acral” for the far ...

Acromegaly is a hormonal disorder that results from the pituitary gland producing too much growth hormone (GH). It is most often diagnosed in middle-aged ...

Acromegaloid facial appearance (AFA) syndrome is a very rare, congenital (present from birth) pattern of facial and body features. The face looks ...

Hopf disease” refers to Acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf (AKV)—a rare, inherited skin disorder first described by Dr. Gustav Hopf in 1931. In plain English, ...

Acrokeratosis verruciformis (often called acrokeratosis verruciformis of Hopf) is a rare, inherited skin disease. It causes many small, rough, flat-topped ...

Gottron syndrome is a very rare condition present from birth or early childhood. Doctors also call it acrogeria, Gottron type. “Acro-” means the hands and ...

Acrometageria is a very rare condition that makes the skin and soft tissues—mainly on the hands, feet, and face—look older than they should. The skin becomes ...

Acrogeria is a very rare skin condition. It makes the skin on the hands and feet look old very early in life. The skin becomes very thin. The veins show ...

Naguib–Richieri–Costa syndrome is an extremely rare genetic birth condition. Babies are born with a group of changes that affect the face and skull, the ...

Hypertelorism–hypospadias–polysyndactyly syndrome is a very rare condition present from birth. It affects how the face, hands/feet, and genitals form in the ...

Richieri-Costa–Colletto syndrome.” In current medical references this name is used as a synonym for Acro-fronto-facio-nasal dysostosis (AFFND)—an extremely ...

Acrofrontofacionasal dysostosis is a very rare, present-from-birth (congenital) condition. It mainly affects the face, skull, and bones of the arms and legs. ...

Weyers acrofacial dysostosis is a rare birth condition. It mainly affects the teeth, the fingernails and toenails, and sometimes the shape and number of ...

Weyers acrodental dysostosis is a very rare, inherited condition that mostly affects the teeth, nails, and the ends of the hands and feet. Children and adults ...

Curry-Hall syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects the teeth, nails, fingers and toes, and facial bones. Many people have small or missing teeth, ...

Kennedy-Teebi syndrome is a very rare birth condition that affects the face and the limbs (hands and feet). Doctors also call it “acrofacial dysostosis, ...