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HAND ARTHROPATHY: A CLUE TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE KNIEST (SWISS CHEESE CARTILAGE) DYSPLASIA
1The Departments of Internal Medicine, American University Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon
2The Departments of Pediatrics, American University Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon
3The Departments of Radiology, American University Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon
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Requests for reprints to Dr. R. A. Frayha, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Two patients with the rare dystrophy of Kniest (Swiss cheese cartilage syndrome) are reported. A salient clinicoradiological diagnostic feature is an arthropathy of the hands.