Craniorhiny

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Craniorhiny is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis (oxycephaly) and facial anomalies around the nose base and lips.[1][2]

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Craniorhiny
Autosomal dominant inheritance
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Signs and symptoms

Features of this condition include:[1][3]

  • Head or neck: anteverted nares, wide nose, recessed forehead
  • Integument: nasal hirsutism
  • Musculoskeletal system: craniosynotosis, oxycephaly/turricephaly

Infranasal spherical cyst-like formations with fistulas have also been seen.[3]

History

The first (and only confirmed) reports of this condition was made in 1991, seen in a father and son. Two siblings reported in 2007 are also speculated to have the condition.[2]

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