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Pterygium colli, isolated

MedGen UID:
356780
Concept ID:
C1867442
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Ptergyium Colli; Pterygium Colli, Isolated
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0008336
OMIM®: 177990

Clinical features

From HPO
Protruding ear
MedGen UID:
343309
Concept ID:
C1855285
Finding
Angle formed by the plane of the ear and the mastoid bone greater than the 97th centile for age (objective); or, outer edge of the helix more than 2 cm from the mastoid at the point of maximum distance (objective).
Webbed neck
MedGen UID:
113154
Concept ID:
C0221217
Congenital Abnormality
Pterygium colli is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. It involves an ectopic fibrotic facial band superficial to the trapezius muscle. Excess hair-bearing skin is also present and extends down the cervical region well beyond the normal hairline.
Epicanthus
MedGen UID:
151862
Concept ID:
C0678230
Congenital Abnormality
Epicanthus is a condition in which a fold of skin stretches from the upper to the lower eyelid, partially covering the inner canthus. Usher (1935) noted that epicanthus is a normal finding in the fetus of all races. Epicanthus also occurs in association with hereditary ptosis (110100).
Short nose
MedGen UID:
343052
Concept ID:
C1854114
Finding
Distance from nasion to subnasale more than two standard deviations below the mean, or alternatively, an apparently decreased length from the nasal root to the nasal tip.
Low posterior hairline
MedGen UID:
383755
Concept ID:
C1855728
Finding
Hair on the neck extends more inferiorly than usual.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kalousek DK, Seller MJ
Am J Med Genet Suppl 1987;3:83-92. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.1320280511. PMID: 3130882

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lou RB, Konofaos P, Wallace RD
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Nov;27(8):2081-2083. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003044. PMID: 28005757

Diagnosis

Komatsu S, Shinaoka A, Kimata Y
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jan;30(1):214-217. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005127. PMID: 30444770
Lou RB, Konofaos P, Wallace RD
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Nov;27(8):2081-2083. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003044. PMID: 28005757

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