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Erlenmeyer flask deformity of the femurs

MedGen UID:
383796
Concept ID:
C1855895
Finding
Synonyms: Erlenmeyer flask femora; Erlenmeyer flask' deformity of the femurs
 
HPO: HP:0004975

Definition

Flaring of distal femur. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVErlenmeyer flask deformity of the femurs

Conditions with this feature

Hypertrichotic osteochondrodysplasia Cantu type
MedGen UID:
208647
Concept ID:
C0795905
Disease or Syndrome
Cantú syndrome is characterized by congenital hypertrichosis; distinctive coarse facial features (including broad nasal bridge, wide mouth with full lips and macroglossia); enlarged heart with enhanced systolic function or pericardial effusion and in many, a large patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) requiring repair; and skeletal abnormalities (thickening of the calvaria, broad ribs, scoliosis, and flaring of the metaphyses). Other cardiovascular abnormalities may include dilated aortic root and ascending aorta with rare aortic aneurysm, tortuous vascularity involving brain and retinal vasculature, and pulmonary arteriovenous communications. Generalized edema (which may be present at birth) spontaneously resolves; peripheral edema of the lower extremities (and sometimes arms and hands) may develop at adolescence. Developmental delays are common, but intellect is typically normal; behavioral problems can include attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and depression.
Craniometaphyseal dysplasia, autosomal dominant
MedGen UID:
338945
Concept ID:
C1852502
Disease or Syndrome
Autosomal dominant craniometaphyseal dysplasia (designated AD-CMD in this review) is characterized by progressive diffuse hyperostosis of cranial bones evident clinically as wide nasal bridge, paranasal bossing, widely spaced eyes with an increase in bizygomatic width, and prominent mandible. Development of dentition may be delayed and teeth may fail to erupt as a result of hyperostosis and sclerosis of alveolar bone. Progressive thickening of craniofacial bones continues throughout life, often resulting in narrowing of the cranial foramina, including the foramen magnum. If untreated, compression of cranial nerves can lead to disabling conditions such as facial palsy, blindness, or deafness (conductive and/or sensorineural hearing loss). In individuals with typical uncomplicated AD-CMD life expectancy is normal; in those with severe AD-CMD life expectancy can be reduced as a result of compression of the foramen magnum.
Gaucher disease due to saposin C deficiency
MedGen UID:
350479
Concept ID:
C1864651
Disease or Syndrome
Any Gaucher disease in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the PSAP gene.
Gaucher disease type I
MedGen UID:
409531
Concept ID:
C1961835
Disease or Syndrome
Gaucher disease (GD) encompasses a continuum of clinical findings from a perinatal lethal disorder to an asymptomatic type. The identification of three major clinical types (1, 2, and 3) and two other subtypes (perinatal-lethal and cardiovascular) is useful in determining prognosis and management. GD type 1 is characterized by the presence of clinical or radiographic evidence of bone disease (osteopenia, focal lytic or sclerotic lesions, and osteonecrosis), hepatosplenomegaly, anemia and thrombocytopenia, lung disease, and the absence of primary central nervous system disease. GD types 2 and 3 are characterized by the presence of primary neurologic disease; in the past, they were distinguished by age of onset and rate of disease progression, but these distinctions are not absolute. Disease with onset before age two years, limited psychomotor development, and a rapidly progressive course with death by age two to four years is classified as GD type 2. Individuals with GD type 3 may have onset before age two years, but often have a more slowly progressive course, with survival into the third or fourth decade. The perinatal-lethal form is associated with ichthyosiform or collodion skin abnormalities or with nonimmune hydrops fetalis. The cardiovascular form is characterized by calcification of the aortic and mitral valves, mild splenomegaly, corneal opacities, and supranuclear ophthalmoplegia. Cardiopulmonary complications have been described with all the clinical subtypes, although varying in frequency and severity.
Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis 6
MedGen UID:
409754
Concept ID:
C1969093
Disease or Syndrome
A few individuals have been diagnosed with intermediate autosomal osteopetrosis (IAO), a form of the disorder that can have either an autosomal dominant or an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. The signs and symptoms of this condition become noticeable in childhood and include an increased risk of bone fracture and anemia. People with this form of the disorder typically do not have life-threatening bone marrow abnormalities. However, some affected individuals have had abnormal calcium deposits (calcifications) in the brain, intellectual disability, and a form of kidney disease called renal tubular acidosis.\n\nOther features of autosomal recessive osteopetrosis can include slow growth and short stature, dental abnormalities, and an enlarged liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly). Depending on the genetic changes involved, people with severe osteopetrosis can also have brain abnormalities, intellectual disability, or recurrent seizures (epilepsy).\n\nAutosomal recessive osteopetrosis (ARO) is a more severe form of the disorder that becomes apparent in early infancy. Affected individuals have a high risk of bone fracture resulting from seemingly minor bumps and falls. Their abnormally dense skull bones pinch nerves in the head and face (cranial nerves), often resulting in vision loss, hearing loss, and paralysis of facial muscles. Dense bones can also impair the function of bone marrow, preventing it from producing new blood cells and immune system cells. As a result, people with severe osteopetrosis are at risk of abnormal bleeding, a shortage of red blood cells (anemia), and recurrent infections. In the most severe cases, these bone marrow abnormalities can be life-threatening in infancy or early childhood.\n\nIn individuals with ADO who develop signs and symptoms, the major features of the condition include multiple bone fractures after minor injury, abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis) or other spinal abnormalities, arthritis in the hips, and a bone infection called osteomyelitis. These problems usually become apparent in late childhood or adolescence.\n\nAutosomal dominant osteopetrosis (ADO), which is also called Albers-Schönberg disease, is typically the mildest type of the disorder. Some affected individuals have no symptoms. In affected people with no symptoms, the unusually dense bones may be discovered by accident when an x-ray is done for another reason. \n\nOsteopetrosis is a bone disease that makes bone tissue abnormally compact and dense and also prone to breakage (fracture). Researchers have described several major types of osteopetrosis, which are usually distinguished by their pattern of inheritance: autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive. The different types of the disorder can also be distinguished by the severity of their signs and symptoms.
Brain abnormalities, neurodegeneration, and dysosteosclerosis
MedGen UID:
1678789
Concept ID:
C5193117
Disease or Syndrome
Brain abnormalities, neurodegeneration, and dysosteosclerosis (BANDDOS) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by brain abnormalities, progressive neurologic deterioration, and sclerotic bone dysplasia similar to dysosteosclerosis (DOS). The age at onset is highly variable: some patients may present in infancy with hydrocephalus, global developmental delay, and hypotonia, whereas others may have onset of symptoms in the late teens or early twenties after normal development. Neurologic features include loss of previous motor and language skills, cognitive impairment, spasticity, and focal seizures. Brain imaging shows periventricular white matter abnormalities and calcifications, large cisterna magna or Dandy-Walker malformation, and sometimes agenesis of the corpus callosum (summary by Guo et al., 2019).

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Carter A, Rajan PS, Deegan P, Cox TM, Bearcroft P
Br J Radiol 2012 Jul;85(1015):905-9. Epub 2011 Oct 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr/33890893. PMID: 22010032Free PMC Article
Faden MA, Krakow D, Ezgu F, Rimoin DL, Lachman RS
Am J Med Genet A 2009 Jun;149A(6):1334-45. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32253. PMID: 19444897Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Mhatre S, Muranjan M, Karande S, Balaji H
BMJ Case Rep 2021 May 27;14(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240742. PMID: 34045195Free PMC Article
Carter A, Rajan PS, Deegan P, Cox TM, Bearcroft P
Br J Radiol 2012 Jul;85(1015):905-9. Epub 2011 Oct 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr/33890893. PMID: 22010032Free PMC Article
Takata S, Nishimura G, Ikegawa S, Kuroda Y, Nishino M, Matsui Y, Yasui N
Am J Med Genet A 2006 Jun 1;140(11):1234-7. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31257. PMID: 16691581

Therapy

Heczey A, Louis C
N Engl J Med 2015 Sep 3;373(10):e12. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1407743. PMID: 26332566Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Adusumilli G, Kaggie JD, D'Amore S, Cox TM, Deegan P, MacKay JW, McDonald S; GAUCHERITE Consortium
Skeletal Radiol 2021 Feb;50(2):361-369. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03561-2. PMID: 32734372Free PMC Article
Carter A, Rajan PS, Deegan P, Cox TM, Bearcroft P
Br J Radiol 2012 Jul;85(1015):905-9. Epub 2011 Oct 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr/33890893. PMID: 22010032Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Mhatre S, Muranjan M, Karande S, Balaji H
BMJ Case Rep 2021 May 27;14(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-240742. PMID: 34045195Free PMC Article
Adusumilli G, Kaggie JD, D'Amore S, Cox TM, Deegan P, MacKay JW, McDonald S; GAUCHERITE Consortium
Skeletal Radiol 2021 Feb;50(2):361-369. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03561-2. PMID: 32734372Free PMC Article
Carter A, Rajan PS, Deegan P, Cox TM, Bearcroft P
Br J Radiol 2012 Jul;85(1015):905-9. Epub 2011 Oct 18 doi: 10.1259/bjr/33890893. PMID: 22010032Free PMC Article

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