leontiasis

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leontiasis

(ˌliːɒnˈtaɪəsɪs)
n
(Medicine) a form of leprosy in which the face assumes a leonine appearance
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leontiasis

a form of leprosy in which the face comes to resemble that of a lion.
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Leonine facies classically, has been observed in patients with lepromatous leprosy and with lower frequency in amyloidosis and scleromyxedema.
Cutis verticis gyrata and leonine face in a patient with Darier disease: A case report and review of the literature
(6) Entities such as Paget's and fibrous dysplasia can have similar leonine facies but tend to asymmetrically involve the maxilla and mandible.
Leontiasis ossea
A) Leonine facies with partial loss of eyebrows and nodular lesion of chin.
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