Coarse facial features

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Coarse facial features (coarse facies) is a constellation of facial features that are present in many inborn errors of metabolism. [1]

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Coarse facies
16 year old with rapidly progressing Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome (MPS-VI).jpg
A 16 year old with Mucopolysaccharidosis showing coarse facial features.
Specialty Medical genetics

Features include: [1]

The head tends to be longer than normal from front to back, with a bulging forehead. This is because of the premature fusion of skull bones in the affected person.

Causes

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

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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. PMID   3235137. S2CID   27241573.
  2. "Causes of Coarse facial features". WrongDiagnosis.com. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.