Webbed neck
| Webbed neck | |
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| Other names | Pterygium colli deformity |
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| Teenage girl with Turner syndrome and webbed neck | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
A webbed neck, or pterygium colli, is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. There are many variants.
Signs and symptoms
[edit]On babies, webbed neck may look like loose folds of skin on the neck. As the child grows, the skin may stretch out to look like there is little or no neck.[citation needed]
Associated conditions
[edit]It is a feature of Turner syndrome[1] (only found in girls) and Noonan syndrome,[2] as well as the rarer Klippel–Feil syndrome,[3] or Diamond–Blackfan anemia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Miller LB, Kanter M, Wolfort F (1990). "Treatment of webbed neck in Turner's syndrome with tissue expansion". Ann Plast Surg. 24 (5): 447–50. doi:10.1097/00000637-199005000-00009. PMID 2350155.
- ^ Qian JG, Wang XJ (2007). "Noonan syndrome and correction of the webbed neck". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 60 (3): 316–9. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2006.02.008. PMID 17293292.
- ^ Hikade KR, Bitar GJ, Edgerton MT, Morgan RF (2002). "Modified Z-plasty repair of webbed neck deformity seen in Turner and Klippel–Feil syndrome". Cleft Palate Craniofac. J. 39 (3): 261–6. doi:10.1597/1545-1569(2002)039<0261:MZPROW>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1545-1569. PMID 12019001.
- ^ Reference, Genetics Home. "Diamond-Blackfan anemia". Genetics Home Reference. Retrieved 2017-06-10.