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Leontiasis ossea, also known as leontiasis, lion face or lion face syndrome, is a rare medical condition, characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones. It is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of other diseases, including Paget's disease , fibrous dysplasia , hyperparathyroidism and renal osteodystrophy .
Leonine facies is a facies that resembles that of a lion. It is seen in multiple conditions and has been classically described for lepromatous leprosy as well as Paget's disease of bone. It is a dermatological symptom, with characteristic facial features that are visible on presentation, and is useful for focusing on differential diagnosis.
Pitt–Hopkins syndrome; Beta thalassemia is associated with distinctive facial features due to ineffective erythropoiesis. The ineffective erythropoiesis causes marrow hyperplasia or expansion and bony changes, including the bones of the face; this causes craniofacial protrusions. [5] Mowat–Wilson syndrome; Snijders Blok–Campeau syndrome ...
Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia (CDD), also known as lionitis, is an extremely rare autosomal recessive bone disorder that causes calcium to build up in the skull, disfiguring the facial features and reducing life expectancy.
A Tennessee man has a rare disorder that causes faces to appear distorted in shape, size, texture or color. To him, images show, they look demonic. ... Some people "have seen face distortions ...
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1p36 deletion syndrome; 1q21.1 duplication syndrome; 2p15-16.1 microdeletion syndrome; 2q37 deletion syndrome; 3-M syndrome; 3C syndrome; 3q29 microdeletion syndrome; 8p23.1 duplication syndrome; 9q34.3 deletion syndrome; 13q deletion syndrome; 15q overgrowth syndrome
Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), [1] also known as demon face syndrome, [2] is a neurological disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.