Broad nasal bridge
Definition
Broad nasal bridge is a widening of the top part of the nose.
Broad nasal bridge is a widening of the top part of the nose.
Considerations
Broad nasal bridge can be a normal facial feature, but it can also be associated with certain genetic or congenital (present from birth) disorders.
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Broad nasal bridge
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Reviewed last on: 7/1/2007
Brian Kirmse, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of HumanGenetics, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
broad nasal bridge, flat nasal bridge, short nose
Cadmium poisoning ... lack of sense of smell
Caffeine Allergy ... sneezing
Campomelic dysplasia ... low nasal bridge
Camptodactyly -- fibrous tissue hyperplasia -- skeletal dysplasia ...
Clinical signs: Mild to moderate short stature,normocephaly, Widow's peak hair, maxillary hypoplasia, broad nasal bridge, anteverted nostrils, long philtrum, broad upper lip, curved linear dimple below the lower lip, hypertelorism, ptosis, ...
They also have a broad nasal bridge with a rounded nasal tip; a prominent and pointed chin; large, flaring eyebrows; and uplifted earlobes with a dimple in the middle.
The face is characteristic with a square configuration, broad forehead, flat midface and a broad nasal bridge. There may be some digital and long bone (limbs) deformities.
Affected individuals are born with a malformation in which the head is a triangular shape due to premature union of the skull bones (trigonocephaly), a narrow pointed forehead, a flat broad nasal bridge with a short nose, ...
Infants affected by this disorder have a malformated triangular shaped head due to premature union of the skull bones (trigonocephaly), a narrow pointed forehead, a flat broad nasal bridge with a short nose, ...
Such characteristic facial features may include a round face, full cheeks, thick lips, a large mouth that is usually held open, and a broad nasal bridge with nostrils that flare forward (anteverted nares).
Characteristic craniofacial abnormalities may include an unusually large head (macrocephaly) with a prominent forehead; widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism); downslanting eyelid folds (palpebral fissures); a small nose with a broad nasal bridge; ...
 See also: Symptom, Tic disorder, Short stature, Genetics, Autosomal recessive
  
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