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Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis



Other Names:
ECCL; Fishman syndrome; Haberland syndrome
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The following summary is from Orphanet, a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs.
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Orpha Number: 2396

Definition
A rare, genetic skin disease characterized by the ocular, cutaneous, and central nervous system anomalies. Typical clinical features include a well-demarcated hairless fatty nevus on the scalp, benign ocular tumors, and central nervous system lipomas, leading sometimes to seizures, spasticity, and intellectual disability. Nevus psiloliparus, focal dermal hypo- or aplasia, eyelid skin tags, colobomas, abnormal intracranial vessels, hemispheric atrophy, porencephalic cyst, and hydrocephalus have also been associated.

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Last updated: 4/1/2019

This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.

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HPO ID
80%-99% of people have these symptoms
Alopecia
Hair loss
0001596
Global developmental delay 0001263
Intellectual disability
Mental deficiency
Mental retardation
Mental retardation, nonspecific
Mental-retardation
[ more ]
0001249
Lipodystrophy
Inability to make and keep healthy fat tissue
0009125
Multiple lipomas
Multiple fatty lumps
0001012
Retinopathy
Noninflammatory retina disease
0000488
Seizure 0001250
Subcutaneous nodule
Firm lump under the skin
Growth of abnormal tissue under the skin
[ more ]
0001482
Xanthomatosis
Yellow bumps of fatty deposits on skin
0000991
30%-79% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal eyelash morphology
Abnormal eyelashes
Abnormality of the eyelashes
Eyelash abnormality
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0000499
Abnormal nasolacrimal system morphology 0000614
Absent septum pellucidum 0001331
Agenesis of corpus callosum 0001274
Aphasia
Difficulty finding words
Losing words
Loss of words
[ more ]
0002381
Bone cyst
Bone cysts
0012062
Capillary hemangioma
Strawberry birthmark
0005306
Cerebral calcification
Abnormal deposits of calcium in the brain
0002514
Cerebral cortical atrophy
Decrease in size of the outer layer of the brain due to loss of brain cells
0002120
Corneal opacity 0007957
Craniofacial hyperostosis
Excessive bone growth of the skull and face
0004493
Dysphasia 0002357
Echolalia
Echoing another person's speech
0010529
Iris coloboma
Cat eye
0000612
Macrocephaly
Increased size of skull
Large head
Large head circumference
[ more ]
0000256
Muscle stiffness 0003552
Mutism
Inability to speak
Muteness
[ more ]
0002300
Neoplasm of the skeletal system
Skeletal tumor
0010622
Nevus flammeus
port-wine stain
0001052
Osteolysis
Breakdown of bone
0002797
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Increased blood pressure in blood vessels of lungs
0002092
Rigidity
Muscle rigidity
0002063
Spasticity
Involuntary muscle stiffness, contraction, or spasm
0001257
Subcortical cerebral atrophy 0012157
Tricuspid valve prolapse 0001704
Ventriculomegaly 0002119
Visceral angiomatosis 0100761
5%-29% of people have these symptoms
Abnormal cartilage morphology
Abnormal shape of cartilage
0002763
Aortic valve stenosis
Narrowing of aortic valve
0001650
Coarctation of aorta
Narrowing of aorta
Narrowing of the aorta
[ more ]
0001680
Dysostosis multiplex 0000943
Hemiparesis
Weakness of one side of body
0001269
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of body
0002301
Interrupted aortic arch 0011611
Osteochondrosis 0040188
Paralysis
Inability to move
0003470
Skeletal dysplasia 0002652
Tetraplegia
Paralysis of all four limbs
0002445
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO
Abnormal anterior chamber morphology 0000593
Arachnoid cyst
Fluid-filled sac located in membrane surrounding brain or spinal cord
0100702
Atrial septal defect
An opening in the wall separating the top two chambers of the heart
Hole in heart wall separating two upper heart chambers
[ more ]
0001631
Cerebellar hypoplasia
Small cerebellum
Underdeveloped cerebellum
[ more ]
0001321
Cortical dysplasia 0002539
Cryptorchidism
Undescended testes
Undescended testis
[ more ]
0000028
Dandy-Walker malformation 0001305
Eyelid coloboma
Cleft eyelid
Notched eyelid
[ more ]
0000625
Hydrocephalus
Too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain
0000238
Hydronephrosis 0000126
Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum
Underdevelopment of part of brain called corpus callosum
0002079
Hypoplasia of the iris
Underdeveloped iris
0007676
Limbal dermoid 0001140
Linear hyperpigmentation 0007546
Lipoma
Fatty lump
Noncancerous fatty lump
[ more ]
0012032
Microphthalmia
Abnormally small eyeball
0000568
Multiple central nervous system lipomas 0100251
Pelvic kidney 0000125
Peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis
Narrowing of peripheral lung artery
0004969
Porencephalic cyst
Cavity within brain
0002132
Psychomotor retardation 0025356
Sclerocornea
Hardening of skin and connective tissue
0000647
Somatic mosaicism 0001442
Sporadic
No previous family history
0003745
Subcutaneous lipoma 0001031
Subvalvular aortic stenosis
Narrowing of blood vessel below aortic heart valve
0001682
Ventricular septal defect
Hole in heart wall separating two lower heart chambers
0001629
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Last updated: 7/1/2020

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  • Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

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  • The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
  • Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
  • Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
  • PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.

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