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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar 5:164:D4419.

[Touched by an angel]

[Article in Dutch]
Jaap J Tolk  1   2 , Jan B A van Mourik  1
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Case Reports

[Touched by an angel]

[Article in Dutch]
Jaap J Tolk et al. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. .

Abstract

The case of a 4-year-old boy with a symmetrical deformity of the 5th fingers is presented. Radiographs showed dysplastic development of the middle phalanx resembling the shape of ''Christmas tree angels''. A finding typical for Angel-shaped phalango-epiphyseal dysplasia (ASPED). Differential diagnosis, associated conditions and treatment are discussed.

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