PterygiumQ87.1

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

Flying membrane; Swimming skin; Wing skin

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

Ullrich, 1936

DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Derived from the Greek pteryx = "wing", skin or mucous membrane fold similar to a wing. There are many possible forms, among others the pterygium of the skin.

E.g. Pterygium colli (congenital frontal skin fold leading diagonally from the mastoid to the acromion region). S.a. Pterygium inversum unguis, Pterygium conjunctivae.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Plastic surgery correction.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer