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Acroosteolysis

PINCH FO: Mnemonic for Etiologies of Acroosteolysis

PINCH FO

Psoriasis
Pyknodysostosis
Injury (thermal burn, frost bite)
Neuropathy
Diabetes
Leprosy

Collagen vascular disease
Scleroderma
Raynaud's disease

Hyperparathyroidism
Familial (Hadju-Cheney syndrome)
Other
Polyvinyl chloride exposure
Progeria

Imaging Findings:
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Acroosteolysis is characterized by bone resorption in the fingers and toes.
Radiographs show terminal phalangeal resorption in the fingers and toes.


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