Webbed neck

Webbed neck
Other namesPterygium colli deformity
Teenage girl with Turner syndrome and webbed neck
SpecialtyMedical genetics

A webbed neck, or pterygium colli, is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders. There are many variants.

Signs and symptoms

On babies, webbed neck may look like loose folds of skin on the neck. As the child grows, the skin may stretch out to look like there is little or no neck.[citation needed]

Associated conditions

It is a feature of Turner syndrome[1] (only found in girls) and Noonan syndrome,[2] as well as the rarer Klippel–Feil syndrome,[3] or Diamond–Blackfan anemia.[4]

References

  1. ^ Miller LB, Kanter M, Wolfort F (1990). "Treatment of webbed neck in Turner's syndrome with tissue expansion". Ann Plast Surg. 24 (5): 447–50. doi:10.1097/00000637-199005000-00009. PMID 2350155.
  2. ^ Qian JG, Wang XJ (2007). "Noonan syndrome and correction of the webbed neck". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery. 60 (3): 316–9. doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2006.02.008. PMID 17293292.
  3. ^ Hikade KR, Bitar GJ, Edgerton MT, Morgan RF (2002). "Modified Z-plasty repair of webbed neck deformity seen in Turner and Klippel–Feil syndrome". Cleft Palate Craniofac. J. 39 (3): 261–6. doi:10.1597/1545-1569(2002)039<0261:MZPROW>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 1545-1569. PMID 12019001.
  4. ^ Reference, Genetics Home. "Diamond-Blackfan anemia". Genetics Home Reference. Retrieved 2017-06-10.