Webbed neck
Clinical feature consisting of a congenital skin fold on the sides of the neck
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::summary Clinical feature consisting of a congenital skin fold on the sides of the neck ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Webbed neck |
| synonyms | Pterygium colli deformity |
| image | Preoperative webbed neck in Turner syndrome.jpg |
| caption | Teenage girl with Turner syndrome and webbed neck |
| field | Medical genetics |
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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
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 fold.
Associated conditions
It is a feature of Turner syndrome (only found in girls) and Noonan syndrome, as well as the rarer Klippel–Feil syndrome, or Diamond–Blackfan anemia.
References
References
- (1990). "Treatment of webbed neck in Turner's syndrome with tissue expansion". [[Ann Plast Surg]].
- (2007). "Noonan syndrome and correction of the webbed neck". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery.
- (2002). "Modified Z-plasty repair of webbed neck deformity seen in Turner and Klippel–Feil syndrome". [[Cleft Palate Craniofac. J.]].
- Reference, Genetics Home. "Diamond-Blackfan anemia".
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