Coarse facial features

Coarse facial features (coarse facies) is a constellation of facial features that are present in many inborn errors of metabolism.

[1] Features include:[1] The head tends to be longer than normal from front to back, with a bulging forehead.

This is because of the premature fusion of skull bones in the affected person.

Several conditions are associated with coarse facial features.

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