Madelung deformity as a pathognomonic feature of the onycho-osteodysplasia syndrome
Ioan, D.M.; Maximilian, C.; Fryns, J.P.
Genetic Counseling 3(1): 25-29
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 1015-8146 PMID: 1590977 Document Number: 390628
On the occasion of the observation of the Onycho-osteo-dysplasia syndrome (HOOD syndrome--Nail-Patella syndrome) in a 4-generation family we were impressed by the presence of a Madelung deformity in the four examined family members. A critical review of the literature showed that a true Madelung deformity was present in a great number of previously reported patients but that no specific attention was given to this apparently important symptom.