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Van-Byukhema syndrome

Van-Byukhema a syndrome (F. S. Van Buchem, the Dutch doctor, 1897-1979) – the generalized hyperostosis of hereditary character which is shown the external changes similar to an acromegalia, over time causing an exophthalmos, a flaccid paralysis of a facial nerve, a hearing disorder.

 
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