Pterygium colli

Pterygium colli in a child with Turner syndrome

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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Related Articles

• Congenital deformities of the neck
• Acquired neck deformities (plastic surgery)
• Turner Syndrome
• X chromosome
• Autosomal Disorders

References

• MĚŠŤÁK, Jan. Úvod do plastické chirurgie. 1. edition. Charles University - Karolinum publisher, 2005. 125 pp. ISBN 80-246-1150-3.