Zellweger Syndrome Symptoms
3. Craniofacial Features
The majority of illnesses are not evident on sight until the patient has had a chance to describe their symptoms. Others like Zellweger can, however, be deduced based on the facial characteristics of the child. Common features include a high forehead, flattened face, upward slanting eyes, broad nose, and epicanthal folds.
They also tend to have protruding tongues, jowly cheeks, low set ears, and a large soft spot, or fontanelle. Some babies will also be born with abnormally small or large heads. This is referred to as microcephaly or macrocephaly, respectively. These are amongst the first clear indicators from birth that a baby may suffer the syndrome.
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