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Abnormal facial expression

MedGen UID:
870752
Concept ID:
C4025209
Finding
HPO: HP:0005346

Conditions with this feature

Ochoa syndrome
MedGen UID:
98015
Concept ID:
C0403555
Disease or Syndrome
Urofacial syndrome (UFS) is characterized by prenatal or infantile onset of urinary bladder voiding dysfunction, abnormal facial movement with expression (resulting from abnormal co-contraction of the corners of the mouth and eyes), and often bowel dysfunction (constipation and/or encopresis). Bladder voiding dysfunction increases the risk for urinary incontinence, megacystis, vesicoureteric reflux, hydroureteronephrosis, urosepsis, and progressive renal impairment. In rare instances, an individual who has (a) a molecularly confirmed diagnosis and/or (b) an affected relative meeting clinical diagnostic criteria manifests only the characteristic facial features or only the urinary bladder voiding dysfunction (not both). Nocturnal lagophthalmos (incomplete closing of the eyes during sleep) appears to be a common and significant finding.

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PubMed

Reichmann H, Klingelhoefer L, Bendig J
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2023 Jun;130(6):783-791. Epub 2023 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s00702-022-02575-5. PMID: 36609737Free PMC Article
Bhidayasiri R, Rattanachaisit W, Phokaewvarangkul O, Lim TT, Fernandez HH
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2019 Feb;59:74-81. Epub 2018 Nov 5 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.11.005. PMID: 30502095
Silberberg N, Goldstein M, Smidt A
Quintessence Int 2009 Nov-Dec;40(10):809-18. PMID: 19898712

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Etiology

Somaini M, Engelhardt T, Fumagalli R, Ingelmo PM
Br J Anaesth 2016 Mar;116(3):377-83. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev552. PMID: 26865130
Tu Y, Yang P, Yang J, Xu Y, Xiong F, Yu Q, Gu W, Pond D, Mendelsohn N, Lachmeijer GA, Zhang S, Wang CY
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(5):1842-8. Epub 2014 Apr 15 PMID: 24966895Free PMC Article
Stuart HM, Roberts NA, Burgu B, Daly SB, Urquhart JE, Bhaskar S, Dickerson JE, Mermerkaya M, Silay MS, Lewis MA, Olondriz MB, Gener B, Beetz C, Varga RE, Gülpınar O, Süer E, Soygür T, Ozçakar ZB, Yalçınkaya F, Kavaz A, Bulum B, Gücük A, Yue WW, Erdogan F, Berry A, Hanley NA, McKenzie EA, Hilton EN, Woolf AS, Newman WG
Am J Hum Genet 2013 Feb 7;92(2):259-64. Epub 2013 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.12.002. PMID: 23313374Free PMC Article
Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Fekedulegn D, Kashon ML, Ross GW, Petrovitch H, Sanderson WT
Neuroepidemiology 2006;26(3):130-9. Epub 2006 Jan 26 doi: 10.1159/000091178. PMID: 16439859
Ross GW, Petrovitch H, Abbott RD, Nelson J, Markesbery W, Davis D, Hardman J, Launer L, Masaki K, Tanner CM, White LR
Ann Neurol 2004 Oct;56(4):532-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.20226. PMID: 15389895

Diagnosis

Somaini M, Engelhardt T, Fumagalli R, Ingelmo PM
Br J Anaesth 2016 Mar;116(3):377-83. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev552. PMID: 26865130
Bulum B, Özçakar ZB, Duman D, Cengiz FB, Kavaz A, Burgu B, Baskın E, Çakar N, Soygür T, Ekim M, Tekin M, Yalçınkaya F
Nephron 2015;130(1):54-8. Epub 2015 Apr 28 doi: 10.1159/000381465. PMID: 25924634
Tu Y, Yang P, Yang J, Xu Y, Xiong F, Yu Q, Gu W, Pond D, Mendelsohn N, Lachmeijer GA, Zhang S, Wang CY
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(5):1842-8. Epub 2014 Apr 15 PMID: 24966895Free PMC Article
Ochoa B
Pediatr Nephrol 2004 Jan;19(1):6-12. Epub 2003 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s00467-003-1291-1. PMID: 14648341

Therapy

Somaini M, Engelhardt T, Fumagalli R, Ingelmo PM
Br J Anaesth 2016 Mar;116(3):377-83. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev552. PMID: 26865130
Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Fekedulegn D, Kashon ML, Ross GW, Petrovitch H, Sanderson WT
Neuroepidemiology 2006;26(3):130-9. Epub 2006 Jan 26 doi: 10.1159/000091178. PMID: 16439859
Wang CY, Hawkins-Lee B, Ochoa B, Walker RD, She JX
Am J Hum Genet 1997 Jun;60(6):1461-7. doi: 10.1086/515469. PMID: 9199567Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Somaini M, Engelhardt T, Fumagalli R, Ingelmo PM
Br J Anaesth 2016 Mar;116(3):377-83. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev552. PMID: 26865130
Skálová S, Rejtar I, Novák I, Jüttnerová V
Prague Med Rep 2006;107(1):125-9. PMID: 16752812
Ochoa B
Pediatr Nephrol 2004 Jan;19(1):6-12. Epub 2003 Nov 25 doi: 10.1007/s00467-003-1291-1. PMID: 14648341

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