Coarse facial features

Coarse facial features or "'coarse facies"' describes a constellation of facial features that are present in many inborn errors of metabolism.[1]

Features include:[1]

Heads tend to be longer than normal from front to back, with a bulging forehead. This is because of the earlier than normal or premature fusion of skull bones in an affected individual.

Causes

Several conditions are associated with coarse facial features.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kagalwala, T. Y.; Bharucha, B. A.; Khare, R. D.; Kumta, N. B. (1 November 1988). "Diagnostic approach to coarse facies". The Indian Journal of Pediatrics 55 (6): 861–870. doi:10.1007/BF02727817. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  2. "Causes of Coarse facial features". WrongDiagnosis.com. 2010-11-18. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

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