Low nasal bridge Treatment
Review Date: 02/27/2008
Reviewed By: Rachel A. Lewis, MD, FAAP, Columbia University Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Low nasal bridge
Reviewed last on: 2/27/2008
Rachel A. Lewis, MD, FAAP, Columbia University Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.
A low nasal bridge is a flattening of the top part of the nose.
Overview & Considerations ...
Low nasal bridge
Alternative Names
Williams-Beuren syndrome
Causes, incidence, and risk factors ...
Low nasal bridge
Definition
A low nasal bridge is a flattening of the top part of the nose.
Flat face (low nasal bridge and small nose)
Eye openings that slant downwards and inwards
Single crease across the centre of the palm ...
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Fact Sheet - FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME ...
Achondrogenesis type 1A and 1B: A rare lethal genetic disorder characterized by a low nasal bridge, very short limbs and incomplete bone formation of lower spine.
" They generally have a low nasal bridge and widely spaced teeth, as well, which contributes to their elfin appearance. Unfortunately, Williams syndrome does not stop at altering appearance and social and mental skills.
Clinically the disease is characterized by short limb dwarfism, thin skin, soft skull, unusually large fontanels (soft spots), blue sclerae (whites of the eyes, small nose, low nasal bridge, inguinal hernia and numerous bone fractures at birth.
Low nasal bridge
Small lower jaw
Severe micromelia
Poor bone formation of skull
Poor bone formation of vertebra
Poor bone formation of fibula
Poor bone formation of talus
Poor bone formation of calcaneus
Crenated ilia
Stellate long bones ...
There is a typically large head with prominence of the forehead (frontal bossing), underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the midface with cheekbones that lack prominence, and a low nasal bridge with narrow nasal passages.
Undergrowth of the midface leads to down-slanting, low-placed, widely spaced eyes; a small upper jaw bone; and a low nasal bridge.
Mental retardation with wide bulbous (pugilistic) nose, low nasal bridge, moderate hirsutism, and digital anomalies with nail hypoplasia (especially of the fifth fingers).
All of those with achondroplasia have larger than average heads, big foreheads, under development of the mid-face, and a low nasal bridge with narrow nasal passages.
Abnormal bones in the spine
Claw hand
Cloudy corneas
Deafness
Halted growth
Heart value problems
Joint disease, including stiffness
Mental retardation that gets worse over time
Thick, coarse facial features with low nasal bridge ...
 See also: Symptom, Mental retardation, Short stature, X-Ray, Tic disorder
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