Acropachy is a dermopathy associated with Graves disease. It is characterized by soft-tissue swelling of the hands and clubbing of the fingers. Radiographic imaging of affected extremities typically demonstrates periostitis, most commonly the metacarpal bones. The exact cause is unknown, but it is thought to be caused by stimulating auto-antibodies that are implicated in the pathophysiology of Graves thyrotoxicosis. There is no effective treatment for acropachy. Since it is closely associated with Graves disease, it is associated with other manifestations of Graves disease, such as Graves ophthalmopathy and thyroid dermopathy.Hereditary acropachy (also known as "isolated congenital nail clubbing") may be associated with HPGD. See also
Periosteal reaction

References
External links
Radiopaedia.org: Thyroid acropachy
Kuru may refer to:

Anthropology and history
Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people
Kuru (mythology), part of Meithei mythology
Kuru Kingdom, a powerful Indo-Aryan tribe and kingdom during the Vedic period (Early Iron Age) and later a republic during the Mahajanapada period in India
King Kuru (Vedic Hindu era), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe
Kuru (sport), a traditional Bhutanese sport
Kuru, also called sintak, a traditional game of stones from the Philippines

Places
Kuru River, a river in South Sudan
Kuru, Finland, municipality
Kuru, Iran
Kuru, Nigeria
Kuru, Ida-Viru County, village in Iisaku Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
Kuru, Lääne-Viru County, village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Kuru block, a community development block in Jharkhand, India
Kuru, Lohardaga, a village in Jhankhand, India

Transport
HMAS Kuru, an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943
S/S Kuru, a Finnish lake steamer

People
Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer
Bartoloměj Kuru (born 1987), Austrian footballer
Büşra Kuru (born 2001), German-born Turkish womens footballer
Taygun Kuru (born 1990), Turkish-German footballer
Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher

Other uses
Kuru (film), a Japanese supernatural horror film
KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Kuru kulla, a genus dromaeosaurid theropod

See also
Kourou (disambiguation)
Kurus (disambiguation)
Kuru Kuru (disambiguation)
Kurultai, a political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans