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'''Dolichocephaly''' is a condition where the head is longer than would be expected,<ref name="urldolichocephalic - Definition from Merriam-Websters Medical Dictionary">{{cite web |url=http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/dolichocephalic |title=dolichocephalic - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> relative to its width. In humans, [[scaphocephaly]] is a form of dolicocephaly. |
'''Dolichocephaly''' is a condition where the head is longer than would be expected,<ref name="urldolichocephalic - Definition from Merriam-Websters Medical Dictionary">{{cite web |url=http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/dolichocephalic |title=dolichocephalic - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> relative to its width. In humans, [[scaphocephaly]] is a form of dolicocephaly. |
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Dolicocephalic dog breeds (such as [[German Shepherd]] Dogs, have an elongated nose. This predisposes them to fungal diseases of the nose such as [[aspergillosis]].<ref name="Canine Sinonasal Aspergillosis">{{cite journal|last1=Ferreira|first1=Rafael|last2=et al|title=Canine Sinonasal Aspergillosis|journal=Acta Scientiae Veterinariae|date=2011|volume=39|issue=4|page=1009|pages=6|url=http://www.ufrgs.br/actavet/39-4/PUB%201009.pdf|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref> |
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Dolichocephaly is a condition where the head is longer than would be expected,[1] relative to its width. In humans, scaphocephaly is a form of dolicocephaly.
Dolicocephalic dog breeds (such as German Shepherd Dogs, have an elongated nose. This predisposes them to fungal diseases of the nose such as aspergillosis.[2]
It can present in cases of Sensenbrenner syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Sotos syndrome,[3] as well as Marfan syndrome.
References
- ^ "dolichocephalic - Definition from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary".
- ^ Ferreira, Rafael; et al. (2011). "Canine Sinonasal Aspergillosis" (PDF). Acta Scientiae Veterinariae. 39 (4): 1009. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|last2=(help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ Park SW, Park MS, Hwang JS, Shin YS, Yoon SH (2006). "A case of Sotos syndrome with subduroperitoneal shunt". Pediatr Neurosurg. 42 (3): 174–9. doi:10.1159/000091863. PMID 16636621.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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