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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 .
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. These calcium deposits decrease the size of cranial foramina, and can decrease the circumference of the cervical spinal canal ...
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.
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. ... Her own face looked normal to her in a ...
Crouzon syndrome is named for Octave Crouzon, [1] [2] a French physician who first described this disorder. First called "craniofacial dysostosis" (" craniofacial " refers to the skull and face , and " dysostosis " refers to malformation of bone), the disorder was characterized by a number of clinical features which can be described by the ...
Amy Schumer joked about her "moon face" in her new comedy film "Kinda Pregnant." The actor and standup comedian has Cushing's syndrome, a condition that may cause significant facial swelling or ...
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.
Symptoms include a rounded face, a fatty lump between the shoulders, and pink or purple stretch marks on the skin. It can also lead to high blood pressure, bone loss and type 2 diabetes, according ...