Elfin facies
Elfin facies
Elfin facies
[A] Down syndrome
[B] Williams syndrome
[C] Noonan syndrome
[D] Marfan syndrome
Elfin facies
- Elfin facies – characterized by-
- Prominent forehead
- Widely spaced eyes
- Upturned nose
- Underdeveloped mandible
- Dental hypoplasia
- Patulous lips
- Elfin facies also -seen in
- Hypercalcemia, infantile, 1
- Leprechaunism syndrome
- Pili torti-developmental delay-neurological abnormalities syndrome
- Rajab interstitial lung disease with brain calcifications 2
- Synonyms:
- Elf-like facial appearance
- Elf-like facial features
- Leprechaun facies
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