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Lester sign

MedGen UID:
869781
Concept ID:
C4024210
Finding
Synonym: Lester's sign
 
HPO: HP:0009781

Definition

A zone of darker pigmentation around the central part of the iris with a roughly cloverleaf or flower shape. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Nail-patella syndrome
MedGen UID:
10257
Concept ID:
C0027341
Disease or Syndrome
Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) (previously referred to as Fong's disease), encompasses the classic clinical tetrad of changes in the nails, knees, and elbows, and the presence of iliac horns. Nail changes are the most constant feature of NPS. Nails may be absent, hypoplastic, or dystrophic; ridged longitudinally or horizontally; pitted; discolored; separated into two halves by a longitudinal cleft or ridge of skin; and thin or (less often) thickened. The patellae may be small, irregularly shaped, or absent. Elbow abnormalities may include limitation of extension, pronation, and supination; cubitus valgus; and antecubital pterygia. Iliac horns are bilateral, conical, bony processes that project posteriorly and laterally from the central part of the iliac bones of the pelvis. Renal involvement, first manifest as proteinuria with or without hematuria, occurs in 30%-50% of affected individuals; end-stage renal disease occurs up to 15% of affected individuals. Primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension occur at increased frequency and at a younger age than in the general population.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tay IWM, Sim LS, Moey THL, Tan KPP, Lai LMS, Leong LCH
Clin Imaging 2022 Feb;82:228-233. Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.11.030. PMID: 34902798
Davis JM, Shenberger J, Terrin N, Breeze JL, Hudak M, Wachman EM, Marro P, Oliveira EL, Harvey-Wilkes K, Czynski A, Engelhardt B, D'Apolito K, Bogen D, Lester B
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Aug 1;172(8):741-748. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1307. PMID: 29913015Free PMC Article
McCormick CEB, Sheinkopf SJ, Levine TP, LaGasse LL, Tronick E, Lester BL
Autism Res 2018 May;11(5):726-731. Epub 2018 Jan 23 doi: 10.1002/aur.1929. PMID: 29360264
Black R, Roach D, Rischmueller M, Lester SL, Hill CL
Int J Rheum Dis 2013 Jun;16(3):352-7. Epub 2013 Jun 8 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12108. PMID: 23981759
Stack S, Lester D
Percept Mot Skills 1988 Apr;66(2):461-2. doi: 10.2466/pms.1988.66.2.461. PMID: 3399320

Diagnosis

Tay IWM, Sim LS, Moey THL, Tan KPP, Lai LMS, Leong LCH
Clin Imaging 2022 Feb;82:228-233. Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.11.030. PMID: 34902798
Oustwani CS, Korutz AW, Lester MS, Kianirad Y, Simuni T, Hijaz TA
Clin Imaging 2017 Jul-Aug;44:66-69. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.04.005. PMID: 28460362
LeBlanc RE, Lester L, Kwong B, Rieger KE
J Cutan Pathol 2015 Nov;42(11):858-62. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1111/cup.12553. PMID: 26153565
Black R, Roach D, Rischmueller M, Lester SL, Hill CL
Int J Rheum Dis 2013 Jun;16(3):352-7. Epub 2013 Jun 8 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12108. PMID: 23981759
Limaye V, Luke C, Tucker G, Hill C, Lester S, Blumbergs P, Roberts-Thomson P
Rheumatol Int 2013 Apr;33(4):965-71. Epub 2012 Jul 26 doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2489-y. PMID: 22833242

Therapy

Davis JM, Shenberger J, Terrin N, Breeze JL, Hudak M, Wachman EM, Marro P, Oliveira EL, Harvey-Wilkes K, Czynski A, Engelhardt B, D'Apolito K, Bogen D, Lester B
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Aug 1;172(8):741-748. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1307. PMID: 29913015Free PMC Article
Miller AM, Chandler DL, Repka MX, Hoover DL, Lee KA, Melia M, Rychwalski PJ, Silbert DI; Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, Beck RW, Crouch ER 3rd, Donahue S, Holmes JM, Quinn GE, Sala NA, Schloff S, Wallace DK, Foster NC, Frick KD, Golden RP, Lambert SR, Tien DR, Weakley DR Jr
J AAPOS 2014 Feb;18(1):26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2013.10.016. PMID: 24568978Free PMC Article
Lester P, Kohen I, Stefanacci RG, Feuerman M
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2011 Oct;12(8):573-577. Epub 2010 Oct 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.04.005. PMID: 21450177
Simon AE, Lester H, Tait L, Stip E, Roy P, Conrad G, Hunt J, Epstein I, Larsen TK, Amminger P, Holub D, Wenigová B, Turner M, Berger GE, O'Donnell C, Umbricht D
Schizophr Res 2009 Mar;108(1-3):182-90. Epub 2008 Dec 16 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.11.004. PMID: 19087897
Burt TB, Lester PD
Radiology 1982 Jan;142(1):81-4. doi: 10.1148/radiology.142.1.7053553. PMID: 7053553

Prognosis

LeBlanc RE, Lester L, Kwong B, Rieger KE
J Cutan Pathol 2015 Nov;42(11):858-62. Epub 2015 Aug 6 doi: 10.1111/cup.12553. PMID: 26153565
Black R, Roach D, Rischmueller M, Lester SL, Hill CL
Int J Rheum Dis 2013 Jun;16(3):352-7. Epub 2013 Jun 8 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12108. PMID: 23981759
Limaye V, Luke C, Tucker G, Hill C, Lester S, Blumbergs P, Roberts-Thomson P
Rheumatol Int 2013 Apr;33(4):965-71. Epub 2012 Jul 26 doi: 10.1007/s00296-012-2489-y. PMID: 22833242
Helweg-Larsen S, Sommer W, Strange P, Lester J, Boysen G
Stroke 1984 Nov-Dec;15(6):1045-8. doi: 10.1161/01.str.15.6.1045. PMID: 6506116
Burt TB, Lester PD
Radiology 1982 Jan;142(1):81-4. doi: 10.1148/radiology.142.1.7053553. PMID: 7053553

Clinical prediction guides

Davis JM, Shenberger J, Terrin N, Breeze JL, Hudak M, Wachman EM, Marro P, Oliveira EL, Harvey-Wilkes K, Czynski A, Engelhardt B, D'Apolito K, Bogen D, Lester B
JAMA Pediatr 2018 Aug 1;172(8):741-748. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1307. PMID: 29913015Free PMC Article
Black R, Roach D, Rischmueller M, Lester SL, Hill CL
Int J Rheum Dis 2013 Jun;16(3):352-7. Epub 2013 Jun 8 doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.12108. PMID: 23981759
Abdel-Khalek A, Lester D
Psychol Rep 2006 Apr;98(2):602-7. doi: 10.2466/pr0.98.2.602-607. PMID: 16796119
Jankowsky JL, Slunt HH, Gonzales V, Savonenko AV, Wen JC, Jenkins NA, Copeland NG, Younkin LH, Lester HA, Younkin SG, Borchelt DR
PLoS Med 2005 Dec;2(12):e355. Epub 2005 Nov 15 doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020355. PMID: 16279840Free PMC Article
Van Thiel DH, Gavaler JS, Lester R, Loriaux DL, Braunstein GD
Metabolism 1975 Sep;24(9):1015-9. doi: 10.1016/0026-0495(75)90094-3. PMID: 50551

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