Hypotelorism
{{short description|Abnormally decreased distance between two body parts, usually the eyes}}
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| name = Hypotelorism
| synonyms = Ocular hypotelorism, orbital hypotelorism, hypotelorbitism{{Cite journal|url=https://profile.thieme.de/HTML/sso/ejournals/login.htm?rdeLocaleAttr=en&type=default&subsidiary=www.thieme-connect.de&hook_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thieme-connect.de%2Fproducts%2Febooks%2Fpdf%2F10.1055%2Fb-0034-72774.pdf|title=Metopic Synostosis - Thieme Connect
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| caption = Hypotelorism as a result of 18p- syndrome
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Hypotelorism is an abnormally decreased distance between two organs or bodily parts, usually pertaining to the eye sockets (orbits), also known as orbital hypotelorism.{{cite web |url= http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hypotelorism|title= Hypotelorism|accessdate=2008-01-19 |work= Medical Dictionary|publisher= TheFreeDictionary.com}}
Causes
It is often a result of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), caused by large alcohol intake in the first month of pregnancy.{{Citation needed|date=April 2008}}
It can be associated with trisomy 13, which is also known as Patau syndrome,{{cite web|url=http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_iii_1/h/hypotelorism.aspx|title=Hypotelorism|publisher=GE|work=Medcyclopaedia}} as well as hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy.Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders, Second Edition. Preston and Shapiro.
It can also be associated with fragile X syndrome and Prader–Willi syndrome.
Metopic synostosis, the early closure of metopic suture during skull development in children, can also cause hypotelorism.
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Category:Congenital disorders of musculoskeletal system
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