Stippled epiphyses in fetal alcohol syndrome.
We report on punctate epiphyseal calcifications (stippled epiphyses) in the fetal alcohol syndrome and present the differential diagnosis of chondrodysplasia punctata. A literature survey shows that epiphyseal calcifications accompanying alcoholic embryopathy are regularly located in the lower limbs and rarely found in the upper extremities.
Institut für Klinische Strahlenkunde, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, FRG.
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Schumacher
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002806:Chondrodysplasia Punctata / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D063647:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography