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. 2015 Nov-Dec;6(6):438-40.
doi: 10.4103/2229-5178.169733.

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

Amar Singh Bhukya  1 , Bellum Siva Nagi Reddy  1
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

Amar Singh Bhukya et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. 2015 Nov-Dec.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Progeriod facies with frontal bossing, beaked nose. (b) mottled pigmentation around the neck. (c) Prominent dilated veins over the scalp
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Stunted growth, thin limbs. (b) Overcrowding of teeth
Figure 3
Figure 3
Radiography of skull showing incomplete fusion of anterior fontanelle
Figure 4
Figure 4
Atrophy of the epidermis and reticular dermis and replacement of the subcutis with fibrocollagenous tissue. (H and E, x40)
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