Elfin facies

Williams Syndrome

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.^[1]

It can be associated with Williams syndrome and Donohue syndrome (leprechaunism).^[2]^[3]

References

ISBN 9788131211540
– via Google Books.

ISBN 9780398082185
. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

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[1] ISBN 9788131211540
– via Google Books.

[2] ISBN 9780398082185
. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

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