Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Chin with horizontal crease

Chin with horizontal groove

HP:0011823

What it means

Horizontal crease or fold situated below the vermilion border of the lower lip and above the fatty pad of the chin, with the face at rest.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Chin with horizontal furrow · Chin with horizontal sulcus · Horizontal chin skin cleft · Horizontal menton crease

Chin with horizontal crease

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.