Children with progeria usually look normal at birth and in early infancy. However, within a year, affected children grow slowly and become much shorter and weigh much less than peers. They appear a characteristic facial appearance, including the following:
Prominent eyes, a thin nose with a beaked tip, thin lips, a small chin, and protruding ears. Bald, aged-looking skin, a loss of fat under the skin Hair loss Joint abnormalities
Also, they suffer from symptoms typically seen in much older people, such as coronary artery disease, cataracts, osteoarthritis and stroke. Death occurs on average at age 13, usually from heart attack or stroke.
What are the symptoms of progeria?
Children with progeria usually look normal at birth and in early infancy. However, within a year, affected children grow slowly and become much shorter and weigh much less than peers. They appear a characteristic facial appearance, including the following:
Prominent eyes, a thin nose with a beaked tip, thin lips, a small chin, and protruding ears. {{NAME}}, aged-looking skin, a loss of fat under the skin Hair loss Joint abnormalities
Also, they suffer from symptoms typically seen in much older people, such as coronary artery disease, cataracts, osteoarthritis and stroke. Death occurs on average at age 13, usually from heart attack or stroke.