Pterygium colli

Pterygium colli (congenital fold of the neck) occurs in some syndromes:
 * Turner syndrome
 * in women, caryotype 45,X
 * pterygia, infantilismus, cubiti valgi, ovarial agenesis
 * endocrinological treatment + surgical correction of pterygium (Z-plastic)
 * Ullrich-Noonan syndrome
 * sex-chromatin positive Turner syndrome
 * conditioned by mutation of the PTPN11 gene, AD heritability, women and men
 * manifestations and treatment identical to Turner's syndrome

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