Patterson syndrome
A rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and…A rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and associated with bronzed hyperpigmentation, cutis laxa of the hands and feet, bodily disproportion, intellectual disability, and major bony deformities.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and associated with bronzed hyperpigmentation, cutis laxa of the hands and feet, bodily disproportion, intellectual disability, and major bony deformities.
Origin
Named after Dr. Joseph Hanan Patterson.Named after Dr. Joseph Hanan Patterson.
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Synonyms
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