The causes of acro-osteolysis can be remembered using the mnemonic:
CHOP FINger
PINCH FO
Mnemonic
CHOP FINger
Potentially easy to remember because acro-osteolysis makes the affected phalanges look like they have been chopped off.
C: collagen vascular disease, e.g. scleroderma, Raynaud disease
O: other, e.g. polyvinyl chloride exposure
P: psoriasis/pyknodysostosis/progeria
F: familial, e.g. Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
I: injury, e.g. thermal burn, frost bite
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N: neuropathy, e.g. diabetes mellitus, leprosy
PINCH FO
P: psoriasis/pyknodysostosis/progeria
I: injury, e.g. thermal burn, frost bite
N: neuropathy, e.g. diabetes mellitus, leprosy
C: collagen vascular disease, e.g. scleroderma, Raynaud disease
F: familial, e.g. Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
O: other, e.g. polyvinyl chloride exposure
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