Multiple pterygium syndrome

Introduction: Multiple pterygium syndrome

Description of Multiple pterygium syndrome

Multiple pterygium syndrome (medical condition): A very rare disorder characterized by webbing of various parts of the body, contractures, short stature, fusion of neck vertebrae and facial anomalies.

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Multiple pterygium syndrome: A rare syndrome of short stature, abnormal facies and webbing of the neck, antecubital, digital, popliteal, and intercural areas. Joint contractures, vertebral fusion defects, and rocker-bottom feet are usually associated.
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Multiple pterygium syndrome: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Multiple pterygium syndrome:

• Pterygium syndrome
• Pterygium

Multiple pterygium syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Multiple pterygium syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Multiple pterygium syndrome, or a subtype of Multiple pterygium syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
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Multiple pterygium syndrome as a Disease

Multiple pterygium syndrome (medical condition): See Multiple pterygium syndrome (disease information).
  »Introduction: Multiple pterygium syndrome
  »Symptoms of Multiple pterygium syndrome

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• Information about Multiple pterygium syndrome
• Basic Summary for Multiple pterygium syndrome
• Symptoms of Multiple pterygium syndrome
• Complications of Multiple pterygium syndrome

Multiple pterygium syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Multiple pterygium syndrome:

• autosomal recesiive diosrdre
• cystic hydroma
• lethal popliteal pterygium syndrome
• facial anomalies growth retardation
• micrognathia
• hypertelorism

Terms associated with Multiple pterygium syndrome:

Terms Similar to Multiple pterygium syndrome:

• Escobar syndrome
• Pterygium colli syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

• Escobar syndrome
• Pterygium colli syndrome
• Pterygium syndrome
• Pterygium syndrome, multiple
• Pterygium universale

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External links related to: Multiple pterygium syndrome

• Search Jablonski's Syndromes Database
• OMIM - PTERYGIUM SYNDROME
• OMIM - MULTIPLE PTERYGIUM SYNDROME, LETHAL TYPE

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