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Abnormality of the forehead

MedGen UID:
871371
•Concept ID:
C4025867
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormality of the frontal region of the face; Anomaly of the forehead; Deformity of the forehead; Malformation of the forehead
 
HPO: HP:0000290

Definition

An anomaly of the forehead. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

CUX1-related neurodevelopmental disorder: deep insights into phenotype-genotype spectrum and underlying pathology.
Oppermann H, Marcos-Grañeda E, Weiss LA, Gurnett CA, Jelsig AM, Vineke SH, Isidor B, Mercier S, Magnussen K, Zacher P, Hashim M, Pagnamenta AT, Race S, Srivastava S, Frazier Z, Maiwald R, Pergande M, Milani D, Rinelli M, Levy J, Krey I, Fontana P, Lonardo F, Riley S, Kretzer J, Rankin J, Reis LM, Semina EV, Reuter MS, Scherer SW, Iascone M, Weis D, Fagerberg CR, Brasch-Andersen C, Hansen LK, Kuechler A, Noble N, Gardham A, Tenney J, Rathore G, Beck-Woedl S, Haack TB, Pavlidou DC, Atallah I, Vodopiutz J, Janecke AR, Hsieh TC, Lesmann H, Klinkhammer H, Krawitz PM, Lemke JR, Jamra RA, Nieto M, Tümer Z, Platzer K
Eur J Hum Genet 2023 Nov;31(11):1251-1260. Epub 2023 Aug 30 doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01445-2. PMID: 37644171Free PMC Article
Port-wine Birthmarks: Update on Diagnosis, Risk Assessment for Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and Management.
Poliner A, Fernandez Faith E, Blieden L, Kelly KM, Metry D
Pediatr Rev 2022 Sep 1;43(9):507-516. doi: 10.1542/pir.2021-005437. PMID: 36045161
Bell's palsy: diagnosis and management.
Tiemstra JD, Khatkhate N
Am Fam Physician 2007 Oct 1;76(7):997-1002. PMID: 17956069

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Port-wine Birthmarks: Update on Diagnosis, Risk Assessment for Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and Management.
Poliner A, Fernandez Faith E, Blieden L, Kelly KM, Metry D
Pediatr Rev 2022 Sep 1;43(9):507-516. doi: 10.1542/pir.2021-005437. PMID: 36045161
Further delineation of Malan syndrome.
Priolo M, Schanze D, Tatton-Brown K, Mulder PA, Tenorio J, Kooblall K, Acero IH, Alkuraya FS, Arias P, Bernardini L, Bijlsma EK, Cole T, Coubes C, Dapia I, Davies S, Di Donato N, Elcioglu NH, Fahrner JA, Foster A, González NG, Huber I, Iascone M, Kaiser AS, Kamath A, Liebelt J, Lynch SA, Maas SM, Mammì C, Mathijssen IB, McKee S, Menke LA, Mirzaa GM, Montgomery T, Neubauer D, Neumann TE, Pintomalli L, Pisanti MA, Plomp AS, Price S, Salter C, Santos-Simarro F, Sarda P, Segovia M, Shaw-Smith C, Smithson S, Suri M, Valdez RM, Van Haeringen A, Van Hagen JM, Zollino M, Lapunzina P, Thakker RV, Zenker M, Hennekam RC
Hum Mutat 2018 Sep;39(9):1226-1237. Epub 2018 Jun 25 doi: 10.1002/humu.23563. PMID: 29897170Free PMC Article
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Bell's palsy: diagnosis and management.
Tiemstra JD, Khatkhate N
Am Fam Physician 2007 Oct 1;76(7):997-1002. PMID: 17956069
Ptosis: causes, presentation, and management.
Finsterer J
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2003 May-Jun;27(3):193-204. Epub 2003 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-003-0127-5. PMID: 12925861

Diagnosis

Port-wine Birthmarks: Update on Diagnosis, Risk Assessment for Sturge-Weber Syndrome, and Management.
Poliner A, Fernandez Faith E, Blieden L, Kelly KM, Metry D
Pediatr Rev 2022 Sep 1;43(9):507-516. doi: 10.1542/pir.2021-005437. PMID: 36045161
Neu Laxova syndrome.
Dwivedi T, Gosavi M
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2019 Jan-Mar;62(1):149-152. doi: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_351_17. PMID: 30706883
Further delineation of Malan syndrome.
Priolo M, Schanze D, Tatton-Brown K, Mulder PA, Tenorio J, Kooblall K, Acero IH, Alkuraya FS, Arias P, Bernardini L, Bijlsma EK, Cole T, Coubes C, Dapia I, Davies S, Di Donato N, Elcioglu NH, Fahrner JA, Foster A, González NG, Huber I, Iascone M, Kaiser AS, Kamath A, Liebelt J, Lynch SA, Maas SM, Mammì C, Mathijssen IB, McKee S, Menke LA, Mirzaa GM, Montgomery T, Neubauer D, Neumann TE, Pintomalli L, Pisanti MA, Plomp AS, Price S, Salter C, Santos-Simarro F, Sarda P, Segovia M, Shaw-Smith C, Smithson S, Suri M, Valdez RM, Van Haeringen A, Van Hagen JM, Zollino M, Lapunzina P, Thakker RV, Zenker M, Hennekam RC
Hum Mutat 2018 Sep;39(9):1226-1237. Epub 2018 Jun 25 doi: 10.1002/humu.23563. PMID: 29897170Free PMC Article
The Arrhinias.
Tessier P, Ciminello FS, Wolfe SA
Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2009;43(4):177-96. doi: 10.1080/02844310802517259. PMID: 19401938
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article

Therapy

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
Efficacy of cysteamine and methimazole in treating melasma: A comparative narrative review.
Niazi S, Gheisari M, Moravvej H, Doroodgar F, Niazi F
J Cosmet Dermatol 2022 Sep;21(9):3867-3875. Epub 2022 Jul 19 doi: 10.1111/jocd.15180. PMID: 35751542
Screening for Sturge-Weber syndrome: A state-of-the-art review.
Zallmann M, Leventer RJ, Mackay MT, Ditchfield M, Bekhor PS, Su JC
Pediatr Dermatol 2018 Jan;35(1):30-42. Epub 2017 Oct 16 doi: 10.1111/pde.13304. PMID: 29034507
Endogenous ochronosis.
Turgay E, Canat D, Gurel MS, Yuksel T, Baran MF, Demirkesen C
Clin Exp Dermatol 2009 Dec;34(8):e865-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03618.x. PMID: 20055850
Bell's palsy: diagnosis and management.
Tiemstra JD, Khatkhate N
Am Fam Physician 2007 Oct 1;76(7):997-1002. PMID: 17956069

Prognosis

Bell Palsy: Rapid Evidence Review.
Dalrymple SN, Row JH, Gazewood J
Am Fam Physician 2023 Apr;107(4):415-420. PMID: 37054419
The clinical and genetic spectrum of autosomal-recessive TOR1A-related disorders.
Saffari A, Lau T, Tajsharghi H, Karimiani EG, Kariminejad A, Efthymiou S, Zifarelli G, Sultan T, Toosi MB, Sedighzadeh S, Siu VM, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, AlShamsi AM, Ibrahim S, Al-Sannaa NA, Al-Hertani W, Sandra W, Tarnopolsky M, Alavi S, Li C, Day-Salvatore DL, Martínez-González MJ, Levandoski KM, Bedoukian E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Idleburg MJ, Menezes MJ, Siddharth A, Platzer K, Oppermann H, Smitka M, Collins F, Lek M, Shahrooei M, Ghavideldarestani M, Herman I, Rendu J, Faure J, Baker J, Bhambhani V, Calderwood L, Akhondian J, Imannezhad S, Mirzadeh HS, Hashemi N, Doosti M, Safi M, Ahangari N, Torbati PN, Abedini S, Salpietro V, Gulec EY, Eshaghian S, Ghazavi M, Pascher MT, Vogel M, Abicht A, Moutton S, Bruel AL, Rieubland C, Gallati S, Strom TM, Lochmüller H, Mohammadi MH, Alvi JR, Zackai EH, Keena BA, Skraban CM, Berger SI, Andrew EH, Rahimian E, Morrow MM, Wentzensen IM, Millan F, Henderson LB, Dafsari HS, Jungbluth H, Gomez-Ospina N, McRae A, Peter M, Veltra D, Marinakis NM, Sofocleous C, Ashrafzadeh F, Pehlivan D, Lemke JR, Melki J, Benezit A, Bauer P, Weis D, Lupski JR, Senderek J, Christodoulou J, Chung WK, Goodchild R, Offiah AC, Moreno-De-Luca A, Suri M, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Houlden H, Maroofian R
Brain 2023 Aug 1;146(8):3273-3288. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad039. PMID: 36757831Free PMC Article
Alpha-mannosidosis.
Malm D, Nilssen Ø
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2008 Jul 23;3:21. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-3-21. PMID: 18651971Free PMC Article
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Bell's palsy: diagnosis and management.
Tiemstra JD, Khatkhate N
Am Fam Physician 2007 Oct 1;76(7):997-1002. PMID: 17956069

Clinical prediction guides

The clinical and genetic spectrum of autosomal-recessive TOR1A-related disorders.
Saffari A, Lau T, Tajsharghi H, Karimiani EG, Kariminejad A, Efthymiou S, Zifarelli G, Sultan T, Toosi MB, Sedighzadeh S, Siu VM, Ortigoza-Escobar JD, AlShamsi AM, Ibrahim S, Al-Sannaa NA, Al-Hertani W, Sandra W, Tarnopolsky M, Alavi S, Li C, Day-Salvatore DL, Martínez-González MJ, Levandoski KM, Bedoukian E, Madan-Khetarpal S, Idleburg MJ, Menezes MJ, Siddharth A, Platzer K, Oppermann H, Smitka M, Collins F, Lek M, Shahrooei M, Ghavideldarestani M, Herman I, Rendu J, Faure J, Baker J, Bhambhani V, Calderwood L, Akhondian J, Imannezhad S, Mirzadeh HS, Hashemi N, Doosti M, Safi M, Ahangari N, Torbati PN, Abedini S, Salpietro V, Gulec EY, Eshaghian S, Ghazavi M, Pascher MT, Vogel M, Abicht A, Moutton S, Bruel AL, Rieubland C, Gallati S, Strom TM, Lochmüller H, Mohammadi MH, Alvi JR, Zackai EH, Keena BA, Skraban CM, Berger SI, Andrew EH, Rahimian E, Morrow MM, Wentzensen IM, Millan F, Henderson LB, Dafsari HS, Jungbluth H, Gomez-Ospina N, McRae A, Peter M, Veltra D, Marinakis NM, Sofocleous C, Ashrafzadeh F, Pehlivan D, Lemke JR, Melki J, Benezit A, Bauer P, Weis D, Lupski JR, Senderek J, Christodoulou J, Chung WK, Goodchild R, Offiah AC, Moreno-De-Luca A, Suri M, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Houlden H, Maroofian R
Brain 2023 Aug 1;146(8):3273-3288. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad039. PMID: 36757831Free PMC Article
Case 314.
Garg P, Bajaj S, Sharma AK, Narang P, Bansal K
Radiology 2023 Feb;306(2):e220111. doi: 10.1148/radiol.220111. PMID: 36689346
Syndromic diarrhea/Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome.
Fabre A, Martinez-Vinson C, Goulet O, Badens C
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2013 Jan 9;8:5. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-5. PMID: 23302111Free PMC Article
Mowat-Wilson syndrome.
Garavelli L, Mainardi PC
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Oct 24;2:42. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-42. PMID: 17958891Free PMC Article
Monosomy 1p36.
Slavotinek A, Shaffer LG, Shapira SK
J Med Genet 1999 Sep;36(9):657-63. PMID: 10507720Free PMC Article

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