Background

Dimples may be a cute trait of your significant other but it sometimes may be a clue to an underlying or associated disease or syndrome.

Outline

Disease Associations
Laboratory/Radiologic/Other Diagnostic Testing
Commonly Used Terms

DISEASE ASSOCIATIONS	CHARACTERIZATION
DIMPLES ASSOCIATED WITH ABERRANT POSITIONING DURING FETAL LIFE	Arthrogryposis Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia Camptomelic dysplasia Kyphomelic dysplasia Mesomelic dysplasia Hypophosphatasia
FACIAL DIMPLES-CHEEKS	Familia
FACIAL DIMPLES-CHIN	Whistling face syndrome Simosa craniofacial syndrome Weaver syndrome
SHOULDER DIMPLES	Autosomal dominant dimples 18q deletion syndrome Trisomy 9p Russell-Silver syndrome Popliteal pterygium syndrome
SACRAL DIMPLES	Spina bifida Bloom syndrome Carpenter syndrome FG syndrome Robinow syndrome Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome Dubowitz syndrome Zellweger syndrome X-linked dysmorphic syndrome with mental retardation
OTHER	Maternal rubella syndrome Joubert's syndrome Caudal dysplasia sequence

 

LABORATORY/RADIOLOGIC/ OTHER TESTS	CHARACTERIZATION
RADIOLOGIC	Indications for imaging cutaneous dimples in the posterior lumbosacral region: Large dimples >5 mm Deep dimples Dimples located > 2.5 cm from anal verge (above the gluteal crease) Dimples associated with hypertrichosis, hemangiomas, capillary malformations, lipomas, or asymmetric gluteal crease Dimples in patients with history of meningitis Dimples in patients with neurologic signs or symptoms

Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill. 1999.
Curr Prob Dermatol 2001;13:249-300.

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Last Updated 12/21/2001

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