Acro-osteolysis (mnemonic)
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The causes of acro-osteolysis can be remembered using the mnemonic:
- PINCH FO
Mnemonic
- P: psoriasis/pyknodysostosis
- I: injury, e.g. thermal burn, frost bite
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N: neuropathy
. e, e.g. diabetes, leprosy - C: collagen vascular disease, e.g. scleroderma, Raynaud disease
- H: hyperparathyroidism
- F: familial, e.g. Hajdu-Cheney syndrome
- O: other, e.g. polyvinyl chloride exposure, progeria
-<strong>P: </strong><a href="/articles/psoriasis">p</a><a href="/articles/psoriasis">soriasis</a>/<a href="/articles/pyknodysostosis">pyknodysostosis</a>- +<strong>P: </strong><a title="Psoriatic arthritis" href="/articles/psoriatic-arthritis">psoriasis</a>/<a href="/articles/pyknodysostosis">pyknodysostosis</a>
-<strong>N: </strong>neuropathy. e.g. <a href="/articles/diabetes">diabetes</a>, <a href="/articles/leprosy">leprosy</a>- +<strong>N: </strong>neuropathy, e.g. <a href="/articles/diabetes">diabetes</a>, <a href="/articles/leprosy">leprosy</a>
-<strong>C: </strong>collagen vascular disease, e.g. <a href="/articles/scleroderma">scleroderma</a>, <a title="Raynaud disease" href="/articles/raynaud-phenomenon">Raynaud disease</a>- +<strong>C: </strong>collagen vascular disease, e.g. <a href="/articles/scleroderma">scleroderma</a>, <a href="/articles/raynaud-phenomenon">Raynaud disease</a>