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Webbed neck
Introduction
A webbed neck, or pterygium colli deformity, is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. There are many variants.
Associated conditions
Associated conditions
It is a feature of Turner syndrome[1] and Noonan syndrome,[2] as well as the rarer Klippel-Feil syndrome.[3]
Presentation
Presentation
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.
References
References
- ↑ 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”. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 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. PMID 12019001.
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