Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Increased facial adipose tissue
Increased amount of facial fat
HP:0000287
What it means
An increased amount of subcutaneous fat tissue in the face.
Rare diseases that can present with this1
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: Facial fat hyperplasia · Facial fat hypertrophy · Hyperplasia of facial adipose tissue · Hypertrophy of facial adipose tissue · Increased amount of facial adipose tissue · Increased volume of facial adipose tissue
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