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Palpebral thickening

MedGen UID:
1369577
Concept ID:
C4476868
Finding
Synonyms: Thick eyelids; Thickened eyelids
 
HPO: HP:0030939

Definition

An increased thickness of the eyelid not related to acute inflammation. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

Conditions with this feature

Cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome
MedGen UID:
266149
Concept ID:
C1275081
Disease or Syndrome
Cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC) syndrome is characterized by cardiac abnormalities (pulmonic stenosis and other valve dysplasias, septal defects, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, rhythm disturbances), distinctive craniofacial appearance, and cutaneous abnormalities (including xerosis, hyperkeratosis, ichthyosis, keratosis pilaris, ulerythema ophryogenes, eczema, pigmented moles, hemangiomas, and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis). The hair is typically sparse, curly, fine or thick, woolly or brittle; eyelashes and eyebrows may be absent or sparse. Nails may be dystrophic or fast growing. Some form of neurologic and/or cognitive delay (ranging from mild to severe) is seen in all affected individuals. Neoplasia, mostly acute lymphoblastic leukemia, has been reported in some individuals.
Noonan syndrome 7
MedGen UID:
462320
Concept ID:
C3150970
Disease or Syndrome
Noonan syndrome (NS) is characterized by characteristic facies, short stature, congenital heart defect, and developmental delay of variable degree. Other findings can include broad or webbed neck, unusual chest shape with superior pectus carinatum and inferior pectus excavatum, cryptorchidism, varied coagulation defects, lymphatic dysplasias, and ocular abnormalities. Although birth length is usually normal, final adult height approaches the lower limit of normal. Congenital heart disease occurs in 50%-80% of individuals. Pulmonary valve stenosis, often with dysplasia, is the most common heart defect and is found in 20%-50% of individuals. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, found in 20%-30% of individuals, may be present at birth or develop in infancy or childhood. Other structural defects include atrial and ventricular septal defects, branch pulmonary artery stenosis, and tetralogy of Fallot. Up to one fourth of affected individuals have mild intellectual disability, and language impairments in general are more common in NS than in the general population.
LEOPARD syndrome 3
MedGen UID:
462321
Concept ID:
C3150971
Disease or Syndrome
Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) is a condition in which the cardinal features consist of lentigines, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, short stature, pectus deformity, and dysmorphic facial features including widely spaced eyes and ptosis. Multiple lentigines present as dispersed flat, black-brown macules, mostly on the face, neck, and upper part of the trunk with sparing of the mucosa. In general, lentigines do not appear until age four to five years but then increase to the thousands by puberty. Some individuals with NSML do not exhibit lentigines. Approximately 85% of affected individuals have heart defects, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (typically appearing during infancy and sometimes progressive) and pulmonary valve stenosis. Postnatal growth restriction resulting in short stature occurs in fewer than 50% of affected persons, although most affected individuals have a height that is less than the 25th centile for age. Sensorineural hearing deficits, present in approximately 20% of affected individuals, are poorly characterized. Intellectual disability, typically mild, is observed in approximately 30% of persons with NSML.
Ogden syndrome
MedGen UID:
477078
Concept ID:
C3275447
Disease or Syndrome
Ogden syndrome (OGDNS) is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by postnatal growth failure, severely delayed psychomotor development, variable dysmorphic features, and hypotonia. Many patients also have cardiac malformations or arrhythmias (summary by Popp et al., 2015).
Suleiman-El-Hattab syndrome
MedGen UID:
1738652
Concept ID:
C5436458
Disease or Syndrome
Suleiman-El-Hattab syndrome (SULEHS) is an autosomal recessive multisystem developmental disorder characterized by hypotonia and feeding difficulties soon after birth, global developmental delay with impaired intellectual development and poor expressive speech, and a general happy demeanor. There is a distinctive facial appearance with microcephaly, thick arched eyebrows with synophrys, hypertelorism, epicanthal folds, low-set ears, broad nasal bridge, and thin upper lip. Additional more variable features include recurrent respiratory infections, cardiovascular malformations, cryptorchidism, seizures, and distal anomalies of the hands and feet (summary by Suleiman et al., 2019).

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PubMed

Schjerven Magno M, Olafsson J, Beining M, Moschowits E, Lagali N, Wolffsohn JS, Craig JP, Vehof J, Dartt DA, Utheim TP
Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2023 Apr;46(2):101775. Epub 2022 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2022.101775. PMID: 36715292
Son JH, Lim HB, Lee SH, Yang JW, Lee SB
PLoS One 2016;11(8):e0160897. Epub 2016 Aug 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160897. PMID: 27501044Free PMC Article
Tidman MJ
Practitioner 2014 Oct;258(1775):27-30, 3. PMID: 25591285

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Etiology

Huang C, Huang X, Jin R, Sun D, Lu L, Wang X, Yang J, Gu C, Luo X
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Sep 1;33(6):1748-1753. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008718. PMID: 35864580
Beining MW, Magnø MS, Moschowits E, Olafsson J, Vehof J, Dartt DA, Utheim TP
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 Sep-Oct;67(5):1405-1418. Epub 2022 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2022.02.007. PMID: 35192836
Motlagh M, Fortenbach C, Maibach HI, Modjtahedi BS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Jan;23(1):51-60. Epub 2021 Nov 3 doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00648-x. PMID: 34731450
Vasanthapuram VH, Naik MN
Orbit 2022 Jun;41(3):335-340. Epub 2021 Mar 29 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1905669. PMID: 33775197
Macarie SS, Macarie DM
Rom J Ophthalmol 2016 Jul-Sep;60(3):170-173. PMID: 29450343Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Neri S, Maia N, Fortuna AM, Damasio J, Coale E, Willis M, Jorge P, Højte AF, Fenger CD, Møller RS, Bayat A
Eur J Med Genet 2022 Nov;65(11):104624. Epub 2022 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104624. PMID: 36130690
Singh D, Rawat R, Thakur V
Skinmed 2022;20(4):311-313. Epub 2022 Aug 31 PMID: 35976025
Lahoti S, Weiss M, Johnson DA, Kheirkhah A
Surv Ophthalmol 2022 Mar-Apr;67(2):331-341. Epub 2021 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.05.009. PMID: 34077767
Doshi D
Orbit 2018 Apr;37(2):97-101. Epub 2017 Oct 17 doi: 10.1080/01676830.2017.1383459. PMID: 29040027
van der Burgt I
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Jan 14;2:4. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-4. PMID: 17222357Free PMC Article

Therapy

Motlagh M, Fortenbach C, Maibach HI, Modjtahedi BS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Jan;23(1):51-60. Epub 2021 Nov 3 doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00648-x. PMID: 34731450
Huang N, Yin HY, Swan R
Cornea 2021 Mar 1;40(3):377-379. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002513. PMID: 32991358
Looi K, Evans DJ, Garratt LW, Ang S, Hillas JK, Kicic A, Simpson SJ
Paediatr Respir Rev 2019 Aug;31:82-88. Epub 2018 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2018.11.003. PMID: 31103368
Joshi A, Nepal G, Shing YK, Panthi HP, Baral S
J Med Case Rep 2019 Feb 21;13(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s13256-018-1961-z. PMID: 30786934Free PMC Article
Jones D
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2011 Feb;35(1):116-21. Epub 2010 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s00266-010-9561-3. PMID: 20730536Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Baykal C, Atci T
Australas J Dermatol 2023 Nov;64(4):463-475. Epub 2023 Jul 12 doi: 10.1111/ajd.14131. PMID: 37435706
Ali MJ, Zetzsche M, Scholz M, Hahn D, Gaffling S, Heichel J, Hammer CM, Bräuer L, Paulsen F
Ocul Surf 2020 Oct;18(4):689-698. Epub 2020 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2020.07.013. PMID: 32730907
Read SA, Alonso-Caneiro D, Free KA, Labuc-Spoors E, Leigh JK, Quirk CJ, Yang ZY, Vincent SJ
Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2016 May;36(3):279-89. Epub 2016 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/opo.12288. PMID: 26931410
Ding J, Li B, Chen T, Hao L, Li D
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2013 Apr;37(2):464-7. Epub 2013 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s00266-013-0062-z. PMID: 23361957
van der Burgt I
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Jan 14;2:4. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-4. PMID: 17222357Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Neri S, Maia N, Fortuna AM, Damasio J, Coale E, Willis M, Jorge P, Højte AF, Fenger CD, Møller RS, Bayat A
Eur J Med Genet 2022 Nov;65(11):104624. Epub 2022 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2022.104624. PMID: 36130690
Huang C, Huang X, Jin R, Sun D, Lu L, Wang X, Yang J, Gu C, Luo X
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Sep 1;33(6):1748-1753. Epub 2022 Jul 22 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008718. PMID: 35864580
Luo B, Yuan X, Wang W, Zhang J, Liu R, Hu W, Qi X, Xiang N, Chen L
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2022 Apr 3;30(3):580-587. Epub 2020 Oct 15 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1826537. PMID: 33054491
Macarie SS, Macarie DM
Rom J Ophthalmol 2016 Jul-Sep;60(3):170-173. PMID: 29450343Free PMC Article
Nanji AA, Sayyad FE, Galor A, Dubovy S, Karp CL
Ocul Surf 2015 Jul;13(3):226-35. Epub 2015 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2015.02.001. PMID: 26045235Free PMC Article

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