X-linked calvarial hyperostosis
A rare genetic primary bone dysplasia with increased bone density disorder characterized by benign isolated calvarial thickening presenting with prominent frontoparietal bones a high forehead with ridging of the metopic and sagittal sutures lateral frontal prominences and facial dysmorphism comprising a flat nasal root and short upturned nose. Increased intracranial pressure and cranial nerve entrapment are not associated. There have been no further descriptions in the literature since 1986.
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