Dish-face deformity

The middle of the face around the nose area may be hypoplastic (underdeveloped) in Larsen syndrome giving the face a look resembling a dish – dish-face. Other features of this syndrome named after Larsen who described it can include a tendency for the large joints to dislocate as well as abnormalities of the hands and feet.

Larsen syndrome is rare and is typically inherited in a dominant manner; meaning only one copy of the abnormal gene is enough to cause the syndrome when inherited from a parent who has the syndrome.

Mid-face fractures can also result in one developing the dish face-deformity.

Reference:

Kaissi A, Ganger R, Klaushofer K, Grill F. The management of knee dislocation in a child with Larsen syndrome. Clinics (Sao Paulo), 2011, 66(7):1295–1299. Go to reference
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Dish, Autosomal dominant inheritance

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