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What is the definition of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia?
Beukes hip dysplasia (BHD) is a rare inherited skeletal dysplasia affecting the hip joint. In general, skeletal dysplasias are a group of disorders which affect the bone and cartilage. Skeletal dysplasias are more commonly known as types of dwarfism, but not all skeletal dysplasias cause a person to be short in height. In fact, BHD only affects the hip joint. A person with BHD is similar in height to other family members. There are no other health problems associated with BHD. Beukes hip dysplasia (BHD) causes severe progressive degenerative osteoarthritis of the hip joint in early adulthood. Symptoms of hip joint pain and discomfort usually begin in infancy or later childhood, but may also begin as late as the mid-30s. Severity of the condition varies even among family members. In fact some people who inherit the change in the gene which causes BHD never develop any problems with their hip joint. After symptoms begin, the characteristic signs of secondary osteoarthritis (including bone sclerosis, cyst formation and narrowing of the joint space) develop and the joint deteriorates rapidly. As of 2015, BHD has only been found in relatives of a single family in South Africa who were of European descent. BHD has affected many generations and members of this family. Family members with BHD now live in other parts of the world as well.
What are the alternative names for Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia?
  • Beukes familial hip dysplasia
  • BFHD
  • Cilliers-Beighton syndrome
  • Hip dysplasia Beukes type
  • Osteoarthropathy, premature degenerative, of hip
Who are the top Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia Local Doctors?
Family Medicine
Family Medicine
2500 Alhambra Ave, 
Martinez, CA 
 21.8 mi

Amy Gordon is a Family Medicine provider in Martinez, California. Dr. Gordon and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Family Medicine
Family Medicine
2500 Alhambra Ave, 
Martinez, CA 
 21.8 mi

Daniel Moring-Parris is a Family Medicine provider in Martinez, California. Dr. Moring-Parris and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are HIV/AIDS, Myelitis, AIDS Dementia Complex, and AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.

 
 
 
 
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Providence Medical Foundation

1165 Montgomery Dr, 
Santa Rosa, CA 
 24.6 mi

Steven Smith is an Orthopedics specialist and a Sports Medicine provider in Santa Rosa, California. Dr. Smith and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Beukes Familial Hip Dysplasia. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis, Tendinitis, and Knee Replacement.

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center