Etymology

Patterson syndrome

Today it means: A rare syndrome causing an unusual facial look, similar to that in leprechaunism, and associated with bronzed hyperpigmentation, cutis laxa of the hands and feet, bodily disproportion, intellectual disability, and major bony deformities. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Dr. Joseph Hanan Patterson.

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