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Large face

MedGen UID:
411263
Concept ID:
C2748652
Finding
Synonyms: Big face; Large facies
 
HPO: HP:0100729

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLarge face

Conditions with this feature

Cold-induced sweating syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
338577
Concept ID:
C1848947
Disease or Syndrome
Cold-induced sweating syndrome (CISS) and its infantile presentation, Crisponi syndrome(CS) is characterized by dysmorphic features (distinctive facies, lower facial weakness, flexion deformity at the elbows, camptodactyly with fisted hands, misshapen feet, and overriding toes); intermittent contracture of facial and oropharyngeal muscles when crying or being handled with puckering of lips and drooling of foamy saliva often associated with laryngospasm and respiratory distress; excessive startling and opisthotonus-like posturing with unexpected tactile or auditory stimuli; poor suck reflex and severely impaired swallowing; and a scaly erythematous rash. During the first decade of life, children with CISS/CS develop profuse sweating of the face, arms, and chest with ambient temperatures below 18º to 22º C, and with other stimuli including nervousness or ingestion of sweets. Affected individuals sweat very little in hot environments and may feel overheated. Progressive thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis occurs, requiring intervention in the second decade.
Peroxisome biogenesis disorder 11A (Zellweger)
MedGen UID:
766914
Concept ID:
C3554000
Disease or Syndrome
Zellweger syndrome (ZS) is an autosomal recessive multiple congenital anomaly syndrome resulting from disordered peroxisome biogenesis. Affected children present in the newborn period with profound hypotonia, seizures, and inability to feed. Characteristic craniofacial anomalies, eye abnormalities, neuronal migration defects, hepatomegaly, and chondrodysplasia punctata are present. Children with this condition do not show any significant development and usually die in the first year of life (summary by Steinberg et al., 2006). For a complete phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of Zellweger syndrome, see 214100. Individuals with PBDs of complementation group 13 (CG13, equivalent to CGH) have mutations in the PEX13 gene. For information on the history of PBD complementation groups, see 214100.
Galloway-Mowat syndrome 4
MedGen UID:
1613511
Concept ID:
C4540270
Disease or Syndrome
Galloway-Mowat syndrome is a renal-neurologic disease characterized by early-onset nephrotic syndrome associated with microcephaly, gyral abnormalities, and delayed psychomotor development. Most patients have dysmorphic facial features, often including hypertelorism, ear abnormalities, and micrognathia. Other features, such as arachnodactyly and visual impairment, are more variable. Most patients die in the first years of life (summary by Braun et al., 2017). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of GAMOS, see GAMOS1 (251300).
Sclerosteosis 1
MedGen UID:
1642815
Concept ID:
C4551483
Disease or Syndrome
SOST-related sclerosing bone dysplasias include sclerosteosis and van Buchem disease, both disorders of progressive bone overgrowth due to increased bone formation. The major clinical features of sclerosteosis are progressive skeletal overgrowth, most pronounced in the skull and mandible, and variable syndactyly, usually of the second (index) and third (middle) fingers. Affected individuals appear normal at birth except for syndactyly. Facial distortion due to bossing of the forehead and mandibular overgrowth is seen in nearly all individuals and becomes apparent in early childhood with progression into adulthood. Hyperostosis of the skull results in narrowing of the foramina, causing entrapment of the seventh cranial nerve (leading to facial palsy) with other, less common nerve entrapment syndromes including visual loss (2nd cranial nerve), neuralgia or anosmia (5th cranial nerve), and sensory hearing loss (8th cranial nerve). In sclerosteosis, hyperostosis of the calvarium reduces intracranial volume, increasing the risk for potentially lethal elevation of intracranial pressure. Survival of individuals with sclerosteosis into old age is unusual, but not unprecedented. The manifestations of van Buchem disease are generally milder than sclerosteosis and syndactyly is absent; life span appears to be normal.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chimbindi N, Bor J, Newell ML, Tanser F, Baltussen R, Hontelez J, de Vlas SJ, Lurie M, Pillay D, Bärnighausen T
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rees CR, Duncan BWC
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2018 Mar;21(1):7-15. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2017.12.003. PMID: 29472000
Dixon AJ, Anderson SJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015 Feb;68(2):e28-32. Epub 2013 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.02.002. PMID: 23490980
Gustafson DH, Quanbeck AR, Robinson JM, Ford JH 2nd, Pulvermacher A, French MT, McConnell KJ, Batalden PB, Hoffman KA, McCarty D
Addiction 2013 Jun;108(6):1145-57. Epub 2013 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/add.12117. PMID: 23316787Free PMC Article
Crisponi L, Crisponi G, Meloni A, Toliat MR, Nurnberg G, Usala G, Uda M, Masala M, Hohne W, Becker C, Marongiu M, Chiappe F, Kleta R, Rauch A, Wollnik B, Strasser F, Reese T, Jakobs C, Kurlemann G, Cao A, Nurnberg P, Rutsch F
Am J Hum Genet 2007 May;80(5):971-81. Epub 2007 Mar 30 doi: 10.1086/516843. PMID: 17436252Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Jin C, Jin R, Chen K, Dou Y
Comput Intell Neurosci 2018;2018:4512473. Epub 2018 Apr 22 doi: 10.1155/2018/4512473. PMID: 29849547Free PMC Article
Geng X, Zhou ZH, Smith-Miles K
IEEE Trans Neural Netw 2008 Aug;19(8):1354-68. doi: 10.1109/TNN.2008.2000275. PMID: 18701367

Therapy

Rees CR, Duncan BWC
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2018 Mar;21(1):7-15. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2017.12.003. PMID: 29472000
Dixon AJ, Anderson SJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015 Feb;68(2):e28-32. Epub 2013 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.02.002. PMID: 23490980
Gustafson DH, Quanbeck AR, Robinson JM, Ford JH 2nd, Pulvermacher A, French MT, McConnell KJ, Batalden PB, Hoffman KA, McCarty D
Addiction 2013 Jun;108(6):1145-57. Epub 2013 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/add.12117. PMID: 23316787Free PMC Article
Crisponi L, Crisponi G, Meloni A, Toliat MR, Nurnberg G, Usala G, Uda M, Masala M, Hohne W, Becker C, Marongiu M, Chiappe F, Kleta R, Rauch A, Wollnik B, Strasser F, Reese T, Jakobs C, Kurlemann G, Cao A, Nurnberg P, Rutsch F
Am J Hum Genet 2007 May;80(5):971-81. Epub 2007 Mar 30 doi: 10.1086/516843. PMID: 17436252Free PMC Article
Dauphinee K
Emerg Med Clin North Am 1988 Nov;6(4):699-713. PMID: 3056706

Prognosis

Bosshard A, Chatrou A, Brick C
Span J Psychol 2023 Apr 26;26:e6. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2023.3. PMID: 37185046
Hester N, Jones BC, Hehman E
J Exp Psychol Gen 2021 Jun;150(6):1147-1164. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1037/xge0000989. PMID: 33119352
Boyd MR, Baliko B, Polyakova-Norwood V
J Nurs Educ 2015 Oct;54(10):578-82. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20150916-06. PMID: 26431518
Crisponi G
Am J Med Genet 1996 Apr 24;62(4):365-71. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960424)62:4<365::AID-AJMG8>3.0.CO;2-Q. PMID: 8723066

Clinical prediction guides

Bosshard A, Chatrou A, Brick C
Span J Psychol 2023 Apr 26;26:e6. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2023.3. PMID: 37185046
Hester N, Jones BC, Hehman E
J Exp Psychol Gen 2021 Jun;150(6):1147-1164. Epub 2020 Oct 29 doi: 10.1037/xge0000989. PMID: 33119352
Dixon AJ, Anderson SJ, Dixon MP, Dixon JB
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015 Feb;68(2):e28-32. Epub 2013 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.02.002. PMID: 23490980
Crisponi G
Am J Med Genet 1996 Apr 24;62(4):365-71. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960424)62:4<365::AID-AJMG8>3.0.CO;2-Q. PMID: 8723066

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