Rhizomelic dwarfism is a type of dwarfism where the dominant feature is proximal (i.e. femoral and humeral) limb shortening.
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Epidemiology
Associations
- certain types of atelosteogenesis
- diastrophic dysplasia
- kyphomelic dysplasias
Pathology
Classification
The following conditions fall under the heading of rhizomelic dwarfism 3:
- metatropic dysplasia
- achondrogenesis
- rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata
- achondroplasia
- thanatophoric dysplasia
History and etymology
Derives from the Greek words "rhizo" meaning "root" and "melia" meaning "limb".