Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Thick nasal alae
HP:0009928
What it means
Increase in bulk of the ala nasi.
Rare diseases that can present with this22
Very common80–99%
7Common30–79%
4Sometimes5–29%
10- 17q11.2microduplication syndrome
- Blepharophimosis-intellectual disability syndrome, Verloes type
- Brachytelephalangic chondrodysplasia punctata
- Mucopolysaccharidosis type 3
- Oculoskeletodental syndrome
- Proteus syndrome
- Temple-Baraitser syndrome
- Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 2
and 2 more in this range
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: Ala nasi, thick · Thickening of the alae nasi
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