elfin facies
{{short description|Group of facial features}}
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Elfin (Elven) facies is the form of facies in which the patient has facial characteristics like those traditionally associated with elves. It is characterized by a prominent forehead, widely spaced eyes, an upturned nose, an underdeveloped mandible, dental hypoplasia, and patulous lips.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GgnVOcsVLwUC|title=Medicine: Prep Manual for Undergraduates, 3/e|first=Mathew|last=K.G|date=2 November 2018|publisher=Elsevier India|isbn=9788131211540|via=Google Books}}
It can be associated with Williams syndrome and Donohue syndrome (leprechaunism).{{cite book |last1=Plumridge |first1=Diane M. |last2=Bennett |first2=Robin |last3=Dinno |first3=Nuhad |last4=Branson |first4=Cynthia |title=THE STUDENT WITH A GENETIC DISORDER: Educational Implications for Special Education Teachers and for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Pathologists |date=1993 |publisher=Charles C Thomas Publisher |isbn=9780398082185 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9znYCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Elfin+facies%22 |accessdate=2 November 2018 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/nine/18770894.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:elfin facies |accessdate= }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}