The causes of acro-osteolysis can be remembered using the mnemonic:
- PINCH FO
Mnemonic
- P: psoriasis/pyknodysostosis
- I: injury, e.g. thermal burn, frost bite
- N: neuropathy, e.g. diabetes mellitus, leprosy
- C: collagen vascular disease, e.g. scleroderma, Raynaud disease
- H: hyperparathyroidism
- F: familial, e.g. Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
- O: other, e.g. polyvinyl chloride exposure, progeria
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