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Caffey's disease (medicine)


Caffey's disease -->
infantile cortical hyperostosis
Neonatal subperiosteal bone formation over many bones, especially the mandible and clavicles and the shafts of long bones; it follows fever, usually appearing before 6 months of age and disappearing during childhood.

Synonym: Caffey's disease, Caffey's syndrome, Caffey-Silverman syndrome.