Craniorhiny is a rare autosomal dominant syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis (oxycephaly) and facial anomalies around the nose base and lips. Signs and symptoms Features of this condition include: Head or neck: anteverted nares, wide nose, recessed forehead Integument: nasal hirsutism Musculoskeletal system: craniosynotosis, oxycephaly/turricephaly Infranasal spherical cyst-like formations with fistulas have also been seen.
History The first (and only confirmed) reports of this condition was made in 1991, seen in a father and son. Two siblings reported in 2007 are also speculated to have the condition.
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