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Arachnodactyly

Arachnodactyly ("spider fingers") is a condition in which the fingers and toes are abnormally long and slender, in comparison to the palm of the hand and arch of the foot. Also, the individual's thumbs tend to be pulled inwards towards the palm. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms

Long fingers

May Cause

May Be Caused by

Common: Homocystinuria; Marfan syndrome
Uncommon: Adducted thumbs-clubfoot syndrome; Antley-Bixler syndrome; Arachnodactyly - abnormal ossification - intellectual deficit; Arachnodactyly - intellectual deficit - dysmorphism; Arterial tortuosity syndrome; Blindness - scoliosis - arachnodactyly; Chromosome syndrome; Cleidocranial dysostosis; Cochin Jewish disorder; Congenital contractural arachnodactyly; Contractural arachnodactyly; Cryptorchidism - arachnodactyly - intellectual deficit; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Eye defects - arachnodactyly - cardiopathy; Familial arachnodactyly-distal arthrogryposis; Frontometaphyseal dysplasia; Galloway-Mowat syndrome; Goldberg-Shprintzen syndrome; Goodman syndrome; Gorlin syndrome; Haim-Munk syndrome; Harrod syndrome; Ichthyosiform erythroderma and retinitis pigmentosa; Ichthyosis syndrome; Marden-Walker syndrome; Marfan-like syndrome with spastic paraparesis; Multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2B; Myotonic dystrophy; Nakajo syndrome; PHACE association; Pontocerebellar hypoplasia; Rieger syndrome; Sotos syndrome; Stickler syndrome; Van den Ende-Gupta syndrome; XYY syndrome