leontiasis

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leontiasis

[le″on-ti´ah-sis] the facies" >leonine facies (lionlike face) of a person with lepromatous leprosy, due to nodular invasion of the subcutaneous tissue.

le·on·ti·a·sis

(lē'on-tī'ă-sis), The ridges and furrows on the forehead and cheeks of patients with advanced lepromatous leprosy, giving a leonine appearance. Synonym(s): leonine facies [G. leōn (leont-), lion]

A deeply furrowed ‘lumpy’ face with prominent superciliary arches, classically seen in lepromatous leprosy
DiffDx Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, chronic granulomatous disease, van Buchem’s disease, leontiasis ossium—idiopathic leonine facies; features due to overgrowth of bones, as in Paget’s disease or McCune-Albright syndrome, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia or soft tissue, as in hypothyroidism with myxoedema of periorbital tissues, epidermoid carcinoma, Sézary syndrome, which is characterised by generalized exfoliative dermatitis, oedema, erythema, pachydermia, palmoplantar keratoderma

le·on·ti·a·sis

(lē'on-tī'ă-sis) A lionlike appearance due to ridges and furrows on the forehead and cheeks of people with advanced lepromatous leprosy.
Synonym(s): leonine facies. [G. leōn (leont-), lion]

leontiasis

The lion-like appearance of the face, featuring deep furrows and ridges, that occurs in some cases of advanced leprosy (HANSEN'S DISEASE).

单词	leontiasis
释义	leontiasis enUK leontiasis (ˌliːɒnˈtaɪəsɪs) n (Medicine) a form of leprosy in which the face assumes a leonine appearance leontiasis a form of leprosy in which the face comes to resemble that of a lion.See also: Disease and Illness leontiasis enUK leontiasis [le″on-ti´ah-sis] the facies" >leonine facies (lionlike face) of a person with lepromatous leprosy, due to nodular invasion of the subcutaneous tissue. le·on·ti·a·sis (lē'on-tī'ă-sis), The ridges and furrows on the forehead and cheeks of patients with advanced lepromatous leprosy, giving a leonine appearance. Synonym(s): leonine facies [G. leōn (leont-), lion] A deeply furrowed ‘lumpy’ face with prominent superciliary arches, classically seen in lepromatous leprosy DiffDx Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome, chronic granulomatous disease, van Buchem’s disease, leontiasis ossium—idiopathic leonine facies; features due to overgrowth of bones, as in Paget’s disease or McCune-Albright syndrome, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia or soft tissue, as in hypothyroidism with myxoedema of periorbital tissues, epidermoid carcinoma, Sézary syndrome, which is characterised by generalized exfoliative dermatitis, oedema, erythema, pachydermia, palmoplantar keratoderma le·on·ti·a·sis (lē'on-tī'ă-sis) A lionlike appearance due to ridges and furrows on the forehead and cheeks of people with advanced lepromatous leprosy. Synonym(s): leonine facies. [G. leōn (leont-), lion] leontiasis The lion-like appearance of the face, featuring deep furrows and ridges, that occurs in some cases of advanced leprosy (HANSEN'S DISEASE).
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