Low anterior hairline

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Low anterior hairline
Other namesLow frontal hairline
Low-set frontal hairline
Low anterior hairline on a 20-year-old with intellectual disability

Low anterior hairline is a dysmorphic feature in which the frontal hairline which defines the top and sides of the forehead is unusually low. This can mean that either the distance between the trichion (hairline) and glabella at the midline is more than 2 SD below the mean, or that this distance is apparently (subjectively) decreased.[1][2][3]

Conditions[edit]

Low anterior hairline is seen in the following conditions and syndromes:[1]

Low anterior hairline in Saethre-Chotzen syndrome

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Low anterior hairline (Concept Id: C1842366)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ^ "Hairline, Low Anterior". elementsofmorphology.nih.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. ^ "Low hairline causes- a feature of a rare disease, learn more". FDNA Health. Retrieved 2023-09-28.