Description:
Progeria Progressive is a genetic disorder that causes children old before their time. Rare condition; since 1886, only about 130 cases of progeria have been documented in scientific literature. Children with progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), generally appear normal at birth. At 12 months after birth, the signs and symptoms, such as skin changes and hair loss, begin to appear. The average life expectancy for a child with progeria is 13 years, but few with the disease die young and some live 20 years or more. Heart problems, or stroke are the biggest cause of death of children with progeria.
Symptom
Usually in the first year of life, children with progeria abnormal growth so that height and weight fell below the average for his age and low weight. However, motor development and mental development remains normal. Signs and symptoms of this progressive disorder include:
- Slow growth, below average height and weight normal
- Beaked face and narrow nose which makes children look old
- Hair loss (alopecia), including eyelashes and eyebrows
- Hardening and tightening of skin on trunk and extremities (scleroderma)
- The skin looks old
- Head is too big for the face
- Eyes prominent
- A small mandible (micrognathia)
- High pitched voice
- The formation of abnormal tooth
- The loss of body fat and muscle
- Joint stiffness
Treatment
There is no cure for progeria. Regular monitoring of cardiovascular disease can help to manage the child's condition. Some children undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery or heart blood vessel dilation (angioplasty) to slow the progression of cardiovascular disease.
Progeria Progressive is a genetic disorder that causes children old before their time. Rare condition; since 1886, only about 130 cases of progeria have been documented in scientific literature. Children with progeria, also known as Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), generally appear normal at birth. At 12 months after birth, the signs and symptoms, such as skin changes and hair loss, begin to appear. The average life expectancy for a child with progeria is 13 years, but few with the disease die young and some live 20 years or more. Heart problems, or stroke are the biggest cause of death of children with progeria.
Symptom
Usually in the first year of life, children with progeria abnormal growth so that height and weight fell below the average for his age and low weight. However, motor development and mental development remains normal. Signs and symptoms of this progressive disorder include:
- Slow growth, below average height and weight normal
- Beaked face and narrow nose which makes children look old
- Hair loss (alopecia), including eyelashes and eyebrows
- Hardening and tightening of skin on trunk and extremities (scleroderma)
- The skin looks old
- Head is too big for the face
- Eyes prominent
- A small mandible (micrognathia)
- High pitched voice
- The formation of abnormal tooth
- The loss of body fat and muscle
- Joint stiffness
Treatment
There is no cure for progeria. Regular monitoring of cardiovascular disease can help to manage the child's condition. Some children undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery or heart blood vessel dilation (angioplasty) to slow the progression of cardiovascular disease.
