Definition of "Arachnodactyly"
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Arachnodactyly (aka spider fingers, achromachia) is where the fingers and toes are abnormally long and slender, in comparison to the palm of the hand and arch of the feet.
Sx
- Patient's thumbs tend to also be pulled inward towards the palm
Pathophysiology
- It can be idiopathic, but is usually associated with certain medical conditions, including Marfan syndrome
- It has thus been linked to the fibrillin gene
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Epidemiology
- It can be present at birth, or develop in later life
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