Pterygium syndrome

Classification according to ICD-10
Q79.8	Other congenital malformations of the musculoskeletal system
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

With pterygium syndrome congenital diseases with a combination of a wing skin (are pterygium ) designated by other malformations. If there are multiple pterygias, one speaks of multiple pterygium syndrome .

The pterygium syndrome includes:

• Pterygium conjunctivae , a vascular growth of tissue in the conjunctiva
• Popliteal pterygium syndrome with adhesions in the hollow of the knee
• Antecubital pterygium syndrome with adhesions at the elbow joint , frequency less than 1 in 1,000,000, autosomal dominant inheritance
• Dinno syndrome (contractures-pterygium colli-micrognathia-hypoplastic nipple syndrome), frequency less than 1 in 1,000,000

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pterygium Syndrome, Antecubital. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).
2. ↑ pterygium, antecubital.  In: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man . (English)
3. ↑ Contractures-pterygium colli-micrognathia-hypoplastic nipple syndrome. In: Orphanet (Rare Disease Database).

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