Webbed neck explained

Webbed neck
Synonyms:	Pterygium colli deformity
Field:	Medical genetics

A webbed neck, or pterygium colli, is a congenital skin fold that runs along the sides of the neck down to the shoulders.There are many variants.

Signs and symptoms

On babies, webbed neck may look like loose folds of skin on the neck. As the child grows, the skin may stretch out to look like there is little or no neck.

Associated conditions

It is a feature of Turner syndrome^[1] (only found in girls) and Noonan syndrome,^[2] as well as the rarer Klippel–Feil syndrome,^[3] or Diamond–Blackfan anemia.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Miller LB, Kanter M, Wolfort F . Treatment of webbed neck in Turner's syndrome with tissue expansion . . 24 . 5 . 447–50 . 1990 . 2350155 . 10.1097/00000637-199005000-00009.
2. Qian JG, Wang XJ . Noonan syndrome and correction of the webbed neck . Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery . 60 . 3 . 316–9 . 2007 . 17293292 . 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.02.008 .
3. Hikade KR, Bitar GJ, Edgerton MT, Morgan RF . Modified Z-plasty repair of webbed neck deformity seen in Turner and Klippel–Feil syndrome . . 39 . 3 . 261–6 . 2002 . 12019001 . 10.1597/1545-1569(2002)039<0261:MZPROW>2.0.CO;2. 1545-1569.
4. Web site: Diamond-Blackfan anemia. Reference. Genetics Home. Genetics Home Reference. en. 2017-06-10.