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Exophthalmos

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Definition: Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.  protrusion of eye: do not confuse with ENOPHTHALMOS, recession   
Examples Graves Disease 		Other names Proptosis; Proptoses
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Microcephaly, corpus callosum dysgenesis and cleft lip-palate  0   *Cleft Lip *Cleft Palate *Exophthalmos *Intellectual Disability *Microcephaly *Spasms, Infantile *Agenesis of Corpus Callosum.
Sanderson Fraser syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Exophthalmos *Hand Deformities, Congenital *Pierre Robin Syndrome.
Raine syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Cleft Palate *Exophthalmos *Microcephaly *Osteosclerosis.

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