Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Wide cranial sutures
Large cranial suture
HP:0010537
What it means
An abnormally increased width of the cranial sutures for age-related norms (generally resulting from delayed closure).
Rare diseases that can present with this4
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: Broad cranial sutures · Diastasis of cranial sutures · open cranial sutures · Persistent open cranial sutures · Sutural diastasis · Widened cranial sutures
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