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A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCINOSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; sclerodactyly, and TELANGIECTASIS. When the defect in esophageal function is not prominent, it is known as CRST syndrome.
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Syndrome, CREST Calcinosis Raynaud Phenomenon Sclerodactyly Telangiectasia CRST Syndrome Calcinosis-Raynaud Phenomenon-Sclerodactyly-Telangiectasia Syndrome, CRST Phenomenon-Sclerodactyly-Telangiectasia, Calcinosis-Raynaud Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dismobility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia Syndrome CREST Syndromes CRST Syndromes
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CREST syndrome: an acronym for Calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasis
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A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCINOSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; sclerodactyly, and TELANGIECTASIS. When the defect in esophageal function is not prominent, it is known as CRST syndrome.
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