Multiple pterygium syndrome
Overview
A very rare disorder characterized by webbing of various parts of the body, contractures, short stature, fusion of neck vertebrae and facial anomalies.
Symptoms
* Small stature * Drooping eyelids * Antimongoloid slant of space between eyelids * Inner canthal folds * Widely spaced eyes * Small lower jaw * Down turned corners of mouth * Difficulty opening mouth wide * Long philtrum * Cleft palate * Sad face * Flat face * Emotionless face * Low set ears * Pterygia of neck * Pterygia of armpit * Antecubital pterygia * Popliteal pterygia * Intercrural pterygia * Pterygia of limbs * Camptodactyly * Syndactyly * Clubfoot * Rocker-bottom feet * Undescended testes * Absence of labia majora * Scoliosis * Kyphosis * Fusion of vertebrae * Fused laminae * Rib abnormalities * Underdeveloped kneecap * Absent kneecap * Mental retardation * Unsteady gait * Crouched stance * Conductive deafness * Digital pterygia * Small heart * Underdeveloped lung * Missing appendix * Attenuation of the colon * Hypogonadism * Retroposition of the scrotum * Retroposition of the penis * Arthrogryphosis * Lip pit * Spoon shaped tongue * Short stature * Joint contractures * Fusion of neck vertebrae * Rocker-bottom feet * Facial abnormalities * Webbing of the neck * Webbing of the fingers * Webbing of the toes * Webbing behind the knee * Webbing in front of the elbow * Webbing between the legs * Small jaw * Pointy chin * Long upper lip groove * Receding chin * Downward slanting eyes * Droopy eyelids * Low-set ears * Cleft palate * Cleft palate * Kyphoscoliosis * Small heart * Underdeveloped lung * Lack of appendix * Undescended testes * Growth retardation * Malpositioned scrotum * Hypogonadism * Under developed labia majora * Deafness * Unsteady gait * Crouched stance * Permanently bent fingers * Downturned mouth
Diagnosis
signs and symptoms of Multiple pterygium syndrome may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Multiple pterygium syndrome symptoms.