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Wrinkly skin syndrome

Wrinkly skin syndrome: Introduction

Wrinkly skin syndrome: A very rare genetic disorder characterized by wrinkly skin that occurs primarily on the palms and soles but can occur on other parts of the body. The condition is also associated with various other abnormalities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Wrinkly skin syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Wrinkly skin syndrome

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Wrinkly skin syndrome: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Wrinkly skin syndrome

Medical Books Excerpts
  • SKIN MASS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, bronze
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, clammy
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, mottled
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
  • Skin, clammy
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Skin, mottled
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Skin, bronze
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Skin, clammy
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Skin, scaly
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • SKIN MASS
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Wrinkly skin syndrome

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Causes of Wrinkly skin syndrome

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Wrinkly skin syndrome

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Definitions of Wrinkly skin syndrome:

A syndrome characterized mainly by wrinkling of the skin of the dorsum of the hands and feet, decreased elastic recoil of the skin, an increase in the number of palmar and plantar creases, craniofacial anomalies, multiple musculoskeletal abnormalities, microcephaly, and mental retardation. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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

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