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Macroglossia in endocrine and metabolic disorders: current evidence, perspectives and challenges
: Macroglossia is an uncommon condition characterized by chronic, painless and abnormal enlargement of the tongue. A multitude of medical conditions can cause macroglossia.
TSILINGIRIS, Dimitrios +8 more
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery CasesBenign symmetric lipomatosis (BSL, Madelung's disease) is a rare disorder characterized by symmetric, non-encapsulated adipose tissue proliferation, typically of the neck and upper trunk.
Ali S. Albandar +3 more
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Prenatal Diagnosis, Volume 46, Issue 9, Page 1486-1493, August 2026.ABSTRACT Objective Prenatal genetic testing for imprinting disorders is rarely requested with the exception of Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) which is associated with specific ultrasound findings (e.g., placental mesenchymal dysplasia, omphalocele). However, genetic testing for BWS is challenging as aberrant DNA methylation has to be addressed which
Melissa Connolly +10 more
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Oral and perioral manifestations in Down's syndrome patients
BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Down syndrome (DS) is also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by defect in chromosome 21. It is the most commonly diagnosed congenital malformation/mental retardation syndrome.
S R Ashwinirani, Girish Suragimath
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[Treatment of macroglossia due to acromegaly]. [PDF]
, 2010 Contains fulltext : 87343.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)A 61-years-old woman had macroglossia due to acromegaly with complaints of dyspneu at a lying sleeping position and complaints of speech and dysphagia.
Alons, K. +3 more
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Amyloidosis Presenting with Macroglossia
Cureus, 2018 Macroglossia is an uncommon condition that causes cosmetic and functional disabilities. We present a case of a 67-year-old patient with the past medical history of vitamin B12 deficiencies who presented with macroglossia and was found to have amyloidosis.
Shahbaz, Amir +5 more
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Congenital hypothyroidism presenting as isolated macroglossia in a term neonate: A case report [PDF]
, 2018 Macroglossia is a clinical condition in which the tongue protrudes beyond the teeth or alveolar ridge during resting posture, or there is an impression of a tooth on the lingual border with the mouth open.
Basani, Laxman, Aepala, Roja
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Lymphangiomatous macroglossia associated with extensive cervicomediastinal cystic hygromas [PDF]
, 2013 Children with lymphangiomatous macroglossia often have difficulty eating and talking, and their airways may be compromised because of bleeding and infection, especially when extensive cervicomediastinal cystic hygromas are present.
Cheng, Li-Hsiang +4 more
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Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2007 A amiloidose é uma doença rara causada pelo depósito patológico de substância amilóide no meio extracelular. Relatamos o caso de um paciente de 50 anos de idade, masculino, com história de edema de lábios e língua associado à equimose periorbitária ...
Carla de Oliveira Alambert +5 more
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