What is Polydactyly preaxial type 1?

What is Polydactyly preaxial type 1?

• Polydactyly preaxial type 1: A rare hand deformity involving duplication of one or more bones of the thumb. The duplication may simply involve a part of the end bone in the thumb which gives it a broad appearance or it may involve duplication of the whole thumb.

Polydactyly preaxial type 1 is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Polydactyly preaxial type 1, or a subtype of Polydactyly preaxial type 1, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Polydactyly preaxial type 1: Introduction

Types of Polydactyly preaxial type 1:

Broader types of Polydactyly preaxial type 1:

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

What causes Polydactyly preaxial type 1?

Causes of Polydactyly preaxial type 1: see causes of Polydactyly preaxial type 1

What are the symptoms of Polydactyly preaxial type 1?

Symptoms of Polydactyly preaxial type 1: see symptoms of Polydactyly preaxial type 1

Polydactyly preaxial type 1: Testing

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Polydactyly preaxial type 1.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Polydactyly preaxial type 1: Medical Geneticist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Polydactyly preaxial type 1.
Treatments for Polydactyly preaxial type 1: see treatments for Polydactyly preaxial type 1

Name and Aliases of Polydactyly preaxial type 1

Main name of condition: Polydactyly preaxial type 1

thumb polydactyly, polydactyly of the thumb, PPD1

Thumb polydactyly
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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