Stiffness and tightness of the skin of the fingers, with atrophy of the soft tissue and osteoporosis of the distal phalanges of the hands and feet; a limited form of progressive systemic sclerosis occurring with Raynaud phenomenon and scleroderma of the forearms. See CREST syndrome. SYN: acroscleroderma, sclerodactyly, sclerodactylia.
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a skin disease thought to be a type of generalized scleroderma. It also has features of Raynaud's disease, with the hands, face, and feet being mainly affected.
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ac·ro·scle·ro·sis (ak″ro-sklə-roґsis) [acro- + sclerosis] a type of systemic scleroderma of the hands and feet, especially the digits (sclerodactyly), as well as the face and neck, in combination with Raynaud phenomenon. Called also acroscleroderma.Medical dictionary. 2011.