..Starting node ..Stippling of the epiphysis of the proximal phalanx of the thumb (HP:0009673)
Term ID:
9673
Name:
Stippling of the epiphysis of the proximal phalanx of the thumb
Synonym:
Speckled calcifications in end part of thumb innermost long bone
Definition:
The presence of abnormal punctate (speckled, dot-like) calcifications in the epiphysis of the proximal phalanx of the thumb. In contrast to the proximal phalanges of the digits 2-5, the proximal phalanx of the thumb is embryologically equivalent to the middle phalanges of the other digits, whereas the first metacarpal is embryologically of phalangeal origin and as such equivalent to the proximal phalanges of the other digits.