Caffey disease

Introduction: Caffey disease

Description of Caffey disease

Caffey disease (medical condition): A rare inflammatory disorder that affects bones and soft tissue...more »

See also:

Hyperostosis cortical infantile:
  »Introduction: Hyperostosis cortical infantile
  »Symptoms of Hyperostosis cortical infantile

Caffey disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Caffey disease:

• MIM
• SYN
• Infantile
• Cortical
• Hyperostosis

Caffey disease: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Caffey disease as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Caffey disease as a Disease

Caffey disease: Another name for Hyperostosis cortical infantile (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hyperostosis cortical infantile
  »Symptoms of Hyperostosis cortical infantile

Caffey disease: Related Diseases

Caffey disease: Caffey disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Infant health conditions
• Bone or skeletal conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions

Symptoms of Caffey disease (Hyperostosis cortical infantile)

Some of the symptoms of Caffey disease incude:

• Irritability
• Bone changes
• Soft tissue swelling
• Bone lesions
• Pain

See full list of 6 symptoms of Caffey disease (Hyperostosis cortical infantile)

Terms associated with Caffey disease:

Terms Similar to Caffey disease:

• Familial Caffey's disease
• Familial infantile cortical hyperostosis
• Infantile cortical hyperostosis

Source - NIH

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