Achard syndrome

Achard syndrome
Classification and external resources
OMIM	100700

Achard syndrome is a syndrome consisting of arachnodactyly, receding lower jaw, and joint laxity limited to the hands and feet. Hypermobility and subluxations of the joints, increased lateral excursion of the patellas and other findings reflect the increased ligament laxity. It is not clear if it is a distinct entity.

Symptoms

• Small thumbs
• Joint laxity in hands
• Joint laxity in feet
• Brachycephaly
• Short mandibular rami

References

• Achard C (1902). "Arachnodactylie". Bull. Mem. Soc. Med. Hop. Paris 19: 834–840.
• Duncan PA (1975). "The Achard syndrome". Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser 11 (6): 69–73. PMID 1201353.
• PARISH JG (1960). "Skeletal syndromes associated with arachnodactyly". Proc R Soc Med 53: 515–8. PMC 1870110. PMID 14430455.
• Parish JG (1967). "Skeletal hand charts in inherited connective tissue disease". J Med Genet 4 (4): 227–38. doi:10.1136/jmg.4.4.227. PMC 1468561. PMID 6082898.
• http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/achard_syndrome/intro.htm