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Autosomal recessive multiple pterygium syndrome
Disease definition
A rare genetic multiple congenital anomalies/dysmorphic syndrome characterized by congenital pterygia (webbing) mainly affecting the neck and large joints, arthrogryposis multiplex, short stature, and craniofacial dysmorphism (including ptosis, downslanting palpebral fissures, high-arched palate, and retrognathia). Additional manifestations are decreased movements, facial weakness, respiratory distress, vertebral anomalies, scoliosis, anomalies of the fingers, and cryptorchidism, among others. The disease is a non-lethal variant of multiple pterygium syndrome.
ORPHA:2990
Classification level: Disorder- Synonym(s):
- Autosomal recessive non-lethal multiple pterygium syndrome
- EVMPS
- Escobar syndrome
- Escobar variant multiple pterygium syndrome
- Prevalence: <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance: Autosomal recessive
- Age of onset: Antenatal, Infancy, Neonatal
- ICD-10: Q79.8
- ICD-11: LD26.40
- OMIM: 265000 618469
- UMLS: -
- MeSH: -
- GARD: 7111
- MedDRA: -
A summary on this disease is available in Español (2021) Français (2021) Nederlands (2021)
Detailed information
Guidelines
- Anesthesia guidelines
- Czech (2016) - Orphananesthesia
- English (2016) - Orphananesthesia


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