Redundant neck skin

What it means

Excess skin around the neck, often lying in horizontal folds.

With age and increased vertical growth of the neck, excess nuchal skin may disappear and the neck may become broad or webbed. If the skin folds are vertical or paravertical, the term Neck webbing should be used.

Rare diseases that can present with this13

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: Excess skin over the neck · Excessive nuchal skin · Redundant nuchal skin · Redundant skin folds of neck · Redundant skin over the neck