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Hyperplasia of midface

MedGen UID:
451009
Concept ID:
C0240309
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Big midface; Hypertrophy of midface; Large midface; Midface hyperplasia; Midfacial excess; Midfacial prominence; Overgrowth of the midface
 
HPO: HP:0012371

Definition

Abnormally anterior positioning of the infraorbital and perialar regions, or increased convexity of the face, or increased nasolabial angle. The midface includes the maxilla, the cheeks, the zygomas, and the infraorbital and perialar regions of the face [from HPO]

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  • Hyperplasia of midface

Conditions with this feature

Troyer syndrome
MedGen UID:
97950
Concept ID:
C0393559
Disease or Syndrome
Troyer syndrome is characterized by progressive spastic paraparesis, dysarthria, pseudobulbar palsy, distal amyotrophy, short stature, and subtle skeletal abnormalities. Most affected children exhibit delays in walking and speech and difficulty in managing oral secretions, followed by increased lower-limb spasticity and slow deterioration in both gait and speech. Mild cerebellar signs are common. The most severely affected individuals have choreoathetosis. Emotional lability / difficulty in controlling emotions and affective disorders, such as inappropriate euphoria and/or crying, are frequently described. Life expectancy is normal.
Craniofacial dysplasia - osteopenia syndrome
MedGen UID:
370148
Concept ID:
C1970027
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic developmental defect during embryogenesis disorder with characteristics of craniofacial dysmorphism (including brachycephaly, prominent forehead, sparse lateral eyebrows, severe hypertelorism, upslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, protruding ears, broad nasal bridge, pointed nasal tip, flat philtrum, anteverted nostrils, large mouth, thin upper vermilion border, highly arched palate and mild micrognathia) associated with osteopenia leading to repeated long bone fractures, severe myopia, mild to moderate sensorineural or mixed hearing loss, enamel hypoplasia, sloping shoulders and mild intellectual disability. There is evidence the disease can be caused by homozygous mutation in the IRX5 gene on chromosome 16q11.2.
Polyhydramnios, megalencephaly, and symptomatic epilepsy
MedGen UID:
370203
Concept ID:
C1970203
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic neurological disorder with characteristics of pregnancy complicated by polyhydramnios, severe intractable epilepsy presenting in infancy, severe hypotonia, decreased muscle mass, global developmental delay, craniofacial dysmorphism (long face, large forehead, peaked eyebrows, broad nasal bridge, hypertelorism, large mouth with thick lips), and macrocephaly due to megalencephaly and hydrocephalus in most patients. Additional features that have been reported include cardiac anomalies like atrial septal defects, diabetes insipidus and nephrocalcinosis among others.
Stickler syndrome, type 4
MedGen UID:
481571
Concept ID:
C3279941
Disease or Syndrome
Stickler syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that can include ocular findings of myopia, cataract, and retinal detachment; hearing loss that is both conductive and sensorineural; midfacial underdevelopment and cleft palate (either alone or as part of the Robin sequence); and mild spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia and/or precocious arthritis. Variable phenotypic expression of Stickler syndrome occurs both within and among families; interfamilial variability is in part explained by locus and allelic heterogeneity.
Seckel syndrome 10
MedGen UID:
934614
Concept ID:
C4310647
Disease or Syndrome
Any Seckel syndrome in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the NSMCE2 gene.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Wong TY, Liu JK, Fang JJ, Wu TC, Tu YH
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Jun;72(6):1180.e1-13. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.02.020. PMID: 24742699
Islam MN, Cohen DM, Bhattacharyya I
Quintessence Int 2011 Jun;42(6):e75-7. PMID: 21519579

Diagnosis

Wong TY, Liu JK, Fang JJ, Wu TC, Tu YH
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Jun;72(6):1180.e1-13. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.02.020. PMID: 24742699
Konstantinidou AE, Tasoulas J, Kallipolitis G, Gasparatos S, Velissariou V, Paraskevakou H
Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 2013 Dec;97(12):774-80. Epub 2013 Nov 29 doi: 10.1002/bdra.23202. PMID: 24288143
Walters M, Claes P, Kakulas E, Clement JG
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013 Jan;42(1):36-42. Epub 2012 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.05.021. PMID: 22749574
Islam MN, Cohen DM, Bhattacharyya I
Quintessence Int 2011 Jun;42(6):e75-7. PMID: 21519579
Hicks JL, Iverson PH
Northwest Dent 1993 Jul-Aug;72(4):21-4. PMID: 9487898

Prognosis

Wong TY, Liu JK, Fang JJ, Wu TC, Tu YH
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Jun;72(6):1180.e1-13. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.02.020. PMID: 24742699
Islam MN, Cohen DM, Bhattacharyya I
Quintessence Int 2011 Jun;42(6):e75-7. PMID: 21519579

Clinical prediction guides

Wong TY, Liu JK, Fang JJ, Wu TC, Tu YH
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Jun;72(6):1180.e1-13. Epub 2014 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2014.02.020. PMID: 24742699

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