children s health issues
Cutis Laxa
Symptoms of Cutis Laxa
The symptoms of cutis laxa can be mild, affecting mainly the skin, or severe, affecting internal organs. The skin may be very loose at birth or it may become loose later. The loose skin is often most noticeable on the face, resulting in a prematurely aged appearance and a hooked nose. Leakage of blood through heart valves (regurgitation) and other blood vessel problems may occur. Bulges through the abdominal wall ( Abdominal Wall Hernias ) and a destructive disorder of the airs sacs of the lungs ( Although symptoms often become noticeable shortly after birth, they may begin suddenly in children and adolescents. In some people, symptoms develop gradually during adulthood. 