title: Acro-osteolysis.
abstract: Acro-osteolysis is an osteolysis of the distal phalanges of the hands and feet and can affect the terminal tuft or the shaft of the distal phalanx (transverse or band acro-osteolysis). It is often associated with distal digital ischemia, digital calcinosis, or severe sensory neuropathy. Acro-osteolysis has been associated with a heterogeneous group of disorders, including occupational activities, infections, rheumatic disorders (systemic sclerosis, psoriatic arthritis), endocrinopathies, genetic disorders, and lysosomal storage disorders. Plain radiography is the gold standard for the detection of acro-osteolysis.
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41 110, Larissa, Greece.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Botou
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41 110, Larissa, Greece.
authors: Athanasios
authors: A
authors: Bangeas
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41 110, Larissa, Greece.
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Alexiou
authors: Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41 110, Larissa, Greece. lsakkas@med.uth.gr.
authors: Lazaros I
authors: LI
authors: Sakkas
mesh_terms: D030981:Acro-Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D031845:Hajdu-Cheney Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007918:Leprosy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D016464:Lysosomal Storage Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009154:Mutation; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Digital ischemia; Infection; Psoriatic arthritis; Systemic sclerosis; Transverse acro-osteolysis