What is Ectrodactyly?

What is Ectrodactyly?

• Ectrodactyly: A variety of congenital malformations affecting one or both hands and sometimes even the feet.

Ectrodactyly is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Ectrodactyly, or a subtype of Ectrodactyly, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ectrodactyly: Introduction

Types of Ectrodactyly:

Broader types of Ectrodactyly:

• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• more types...»

What causes Ectrodactyly?

Causes of Ectrodactyly: see causes of Ectrodactyly

What are the symptoms of Ectrodactyly?

Symptoms of Ectrodactyly: see symptoms of Ectrodactyly

Can anyone else get Ectrodactyly?

More information: see contagiousness of Ectrodactyly
Inheritance: see inheritance of Ectrodactyly

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Ectrodactyly: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Ectrodactyly.
Treatments for Ectrodactyly: see treatments for Ectrodactyly

Name and Aliases of Ectrodactyly

Main name of condition: Ectrodactyly

Birch-Jensen syndrome, Absence of fingers

Adactylia, Adactyly Source - Diseases Database

Absence of fingers, SHFD1, SHFM1, Split hand foot deformity 1, Split hand foot malformation 1, Split-hand deformity, ECD
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ectrodactyly: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Ectrodactyly:

• Lobster claw syndrome
• Karsch-neugebauser syndrome
• Autosomal dominant disorder
• Spit hand deformity

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