Table 2

Dysmorphic features of appearance at the time of diagnosis in 85 patients with Mulibrey nanism

FeatureFrequency(%)
Head
    Characteristic face: triangular face, high and broad forehead; low nasal bridge and telecanthus90
    Scaphocephaly81
    Hypoplastic tongue80
    Low set located posteriorly rotated ears54
    Dental crowding50
    High hairline45
    Wide fontanelles and sutures in infancy37
    Abnormally wide metopic suture31
    Cleft palate2
Body
    Thin extremities99
    Accentuated lumbar lordosis96
    General gracility95
    Narrow shoulders94
    Small bell shaped thoracic cage94
    Barrell-like trunk92
    Cutaneus naevi flammei65
    Hypoplastic buttocks52
Constitution
    Relative proximal shortness of limbs90
    Large head relative to stature81
    Large hands and feet relative to stature67
    Skeletal asymmetry15