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progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford) syndrome

premature aging in children

normal at birth
"wizened old man": alopecia, atrophy of muscles and skin
atherosclerosis ==> coronary artery disease
dwarfism
abnormal facies: receding chin, beaked nose, exophthalmos

Findings:

acro-osteolysis
hypoplastic facial bones + sinuses
open cranial sutures + fontanelles, Wormian bones
coxa valga

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013

Related CHORUS documents:

acro-osteolysis

Wormian bones

achondroplasia

pulmonary embolism

polydactyly

syndromes of paranasal sinuses

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