Progeria
A rare diseaese
What is Progeria?
Symptoms of Progeria
Symptoms start showing when the child is around 18-24 months old. Symptoms may include:
- Baldness
- Aged looking skin
- Small face and jaw relative to head
- Prominent veins all over the body
- Stiff joints
- Profound failure to thrive in first year of life
- Hip dislocation
- Receding mandible
- Narrow nasal bridge
- Loss of subcutaneous fat
- Severe progressive cardiovascular disease
- Pinched nose
- Decayed teeth or no formation of teeth
Who is affected by Progeria?
- It is estimated that 100-200 people in the world have Progeria. There are most likely many cases that aren't reported or the children are killed.
- About 1 in 8 million people get Progeria
What causes Progeria?
Prognosis
Treatment
- To slow heart disease some have undergone coronary bypass surgery and/or angioplasty to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems cause by progressive heart disease.
How Does Progeria Affect The Body?
Skeletal System:
- Small frame
- Thin bones
- Susceptible to getting arthritis
X-Ray of Progeria Patient
B: Skull with Progeria, mandible is receding
C: Clavical when healthy
D: Clavical with Progeria becoming deformed
E: Clavical still healthy slightly disformed
F: Clavical has progressive resorption
G: Ribs that are healthy and have normal morphology
and mineralization
H: Ribs with Progeria are very thin, person has a pacemaker
Cardiovascular System
Cardiac manifestations: angina, congestive heart failure
- Stroke, and silent strokes that are seen on MRI or CT of the head
Effect of Progeria on the Integumentary System
Person with Progeria
- Prominent veins over most of body
- Loss of hair
- Prominent eyes
- Lack of ear lobes, in some but not all cases
- Loss of eyebrows and sometimes eyelashes
- Unhealthy fingernails and toenails
- Some have the inability to fully close the eye
- Thin lips
Healthy Person
- The epidermis protects the inside of the body from the outside world
- Skin is moisturized
- The epidermis is waterproof and has elasticity
- Hair to protect from the Sun
- Subcutaneous fat provides a layer of cushion between skin and the muscles, bones, and organs
- Hair is present on almost all of the body
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