Table of Contents
- Overview
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Frontal bossing is an unusually prominent forehead, sometimes associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge.
Considerations
Frontal bossing is seen only in a few rare syndromes, including acromegaly, a chronic disorder caused by too much growth hormone, which leads to enlargement of the bones of the face, jaw, hands, feet, and skull.
Common Causes
- Acromegaly
- Basal cell nevus syndrome
Congenital syphilis Cleidocranial dysostosis - Crouzon syndrome
Hurler syndrome - Pfeiffer syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome -
Russell-Silver syndrome (Russell-Silver dwarf) - Use of the antiseizure drug trimethadione during pregnancy
Images
Frontal bossing
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Frontal bossing Treatment
Review Date: 11/02/2009
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
