Acromegaloid facies syndromeQ87.0

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

Acromegaloid facial appearance syndrome; AFA Syndrome; MIM 102150; Syndrome of the acromegal facial features

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Autosomal-dominant or autosomal-recessive inherited dysplasia syndrome that combines synophrys (mono eyebrows) with typical acromegaloid facial features

Clinically are:

  • Thickening of the lip and oral mucosa
  • increased frequency of tongues
  • Acromegaloid appearance of the face
  • progressive increase in thickness of the nose, lips
  • Thickening of the skin around the eyelids with narrowing of the eyelid crevices
  • Synophrys
  • large hands with pasty consistency of the skin and overstretchable metacarpophalangeal joints and interphalangeal joints

Occurrence/EpidemiologyThis section has been translated automatically.

Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Dallapiccola B et al (1992) Acromegaloid facial appearance (AFA) syndrome: report of a second family. J Med Genet 29: 419-422.
  2. da-Silva EO et al (1998) A new case of the acromegaloid facial appearance syndrome? Clin Dysmorphol 7:75-76.
  3. Hughes H E et al (1985) An autosomal dominant syndrome with 'acromegaloid' features and thickened oral mucosa. J. Med. Genet 22: 119-125.
  4. Kini U et al (2004) Acromegaloid facial appearance syndrome: a further case report. Clin Dysmorph 13: 251-253

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020