Familial Caffey's disease

Introduction: Familial Caffey's disease

Description of Familial Caffey's disease

Familial Caffey's disease (medical condition): A rare inflammatory disorder that affects bones and soft tissue in infants. The condition may affect virtually any bone and causes excessive enlargement of part of the bone (cortex). Infant feeding problems may occur if the jaw bone is affected which can affect weight gain. The inflammatory course of the disease eventually stops and over time the bones remodel to a normal appearance.

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Hyperostosis cortical infantile:
  »Introduction: Hyperostosis cortical infantile
  »Symptoms of Hyperostosis cortical infantile

Familial Caffey's disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Familial Caffey's disease:

• Caffey's disease
• Familial

Familial Caffey's disease: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Familial Caffey's disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Familial Caffey's disease, or a subtype of Familial Caffey's disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Familial Caffey's disease as a Disease

Familial Caffey's disease: Another name for Hyperostosis cortical infantile (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hyperostosis cortical infantile
  »Symptoms of Hyperostosis cortical infantile

Symptoms of Familial Caffey's disease (Hyperostosis cortical infantile)

Some of the symptoms of Familial Caffey's disease incude:

• Irritability
• Bone changes
• Soft tissue swelling
• Bone lesions
• Pain

See full list of 6 symptoms of Familial Caffey's disease (Hyperostosis cortical infantile)

Terms associated with Familial Caffey's disease:

Terms Similar to Familial Caffey's disease:

• Familial infantile cortical hyperostosis
• Infantile cortical hyperostosis
• Caffey disease

Source - NIH

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