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Erdheim's syndrome
Also known as:
Scaglietti-Dagnini syndrome
Erdheim’s syndrome II
Associated persons:
Guido Dagnini
Jakob Erdheim
Oscar Scaglietti
Description:
Cervical spondylosis secondary to acromegaly with bone and cartilage hypertrophy of the clavicle, vertebral bodies, and intervertebral disks, resulting in pain, kyphosis, movement impairment, and pain.
Bibliography:
- J. Erdheim:
Über Wirbelsäulenveränderungen bei Akromegalie. [Virchow’s] Archiv für pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für klinische Medicin, 1931, 281: 197-296.
- O. Scaglietti, G. Dagnini:
Sul quadro radiografico delle alterazioni acromegaliche dei corpi vertebrali secondo Erdheim. Radiol Fis Med (Bologna), 1939; 2: 251-264.
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