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Webbed neck

Clinical feature consisting of a congenital skin fold on the sides of the neck

Summary

Clinical feature consisting of a congenital skin fold on the sides of the neck

FieldValue
nameWebbed neck
synonymsPterygium colli deformity
imagePreoperative webbed neck in Turner syndrome.jpg
captionTeenage girl with Turner syndrome and webbed neck
fieldMedical 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 fold.

Associated conditions

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

References

References

  1. (1990). "Treatment of webbed neck in Turner's syndrome with tissue expansion". [[Ann Plast Surg]].
  2. (2007). "Noonan syndrome and correction of the webbed neck". Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery.
  3. (2002). "Modified Z-plasty repair of webbed neck deformity seen in Turner and Klippel–Feil syndrome". [[Cleft Palate Craniofac. J.]].
  4. Reference, Genetics Home. "Diamond-Blackfan anemia".
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