Progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia

Progressive pseudorheumatoid disyplasia (PPD, PPRD), also known as progressive pseudorheumatoid arthropathy of childhood (PPAD), is a disorder of bone and cartilage that affects many joints. The disorder leads to stiff joints, short stature and widening of the ends of the finger and toe bones as well as other tubular bones.

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