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Skull bossing

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of the forehead ("frontal bossing"). Although prominence of the skull bones may be normal, skull bossing may be associated with certain medical conditions, including nutritional, metabolic, hormonal, and hematologic disorders.
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is the development of an unusually pronounced forehead which may also be associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge. It is caused by enlargement of the
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Cantarini, Luca; Benseler, Susanne M (2016-10-04). "Diagnostic criteria for cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS)".
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is a descriptive term in medical physical examination indicating a protuberance of the skull, most often in the
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Protrusion of the bones of the skull, typically the forehead
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Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS – PFS)
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Index

frontal bones


frontal bone
facial bones
skull
mandible
acromegaly
anterior pituitary
growth hormone
hematopoiesis
medullary cavities of the skull
Rickets
Achondroplasia
Acromegaly
Basal cell nevus syndrome
Congenital syphilis
Cleidocranial dysostosis
Crouzon syndrome
Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome (CAPS – PFS)
Ectodermal dysplasia
Extramedullary hematopoiesis
Fragile X syndrome
Hurler syndrome
Osteopathia Striata with Cranial Sclerosis
Pfeiffer syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Russell-Silver syndrome
Thanatophoric dysplasia
Talfan syndrome

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