Frontal Bossing
I finally got a copy of Hannah’s records from the hospital where all of her specialists are downtown. Dr. G., the genetics doctor, wrote a letter to Hannah’s pediatrician, Dr. B. regarding our last visit. He mentioned he noticed “frontal bossing” on her forehead.
According to the NIH, frontal bossing is an unusually prominent forehead, sometimes associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge. Frontal bossing is seen only in a few rare syndromes, including acromegaly, a chronic disorder caused by too much growth hormone, which leads to enlargement of the bones of the face, jaw, hands, feet, and skull.
Hannah definitely has a very pronounced forehead, just like in this picture. I’ve noticed it since birth. I brought it up to Dr. B., our pediatrician, and he didn’t seem to concerned about it. I can’t find much about a relationship between Gaucher’s Disease and frontal bossing online, but this is definitely something I’m going to bring up with Dr. S., the Gaucher’s specialist, in two weeks when we see him.
I applaud you for all the hard work you are doing to raise awareness about Gaucher’s Disease and other rare conditions. We greatly appreciate it. I am adding you to my blogroll too and plan on doing a post about Rare Disease Day in a few days. I will be happy to share the information and I greatly enjoy your blog. Thank you for finding Joey and our family. Hannah is beautiful!
I would never have noticed anything different about her forehead from the picture. She just looks darling to me.
Davida
I just wanted to let you know that I joined Hannah’s cause on Facebook. I also asked all of my friends to join as well.