| Evaluation of newborns with skeletal dysplasias. | |
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PMID: 11262990 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Skeletal dysplasia are a relatively common and distinct group of genetic disorders. Even though abnormalities of bone growth are the major clinical manifestations, the pathological process may involve in any body system. Many of these disorders have dire consequences such as neonatal death and most will have life-long physical and psychosocial morbidity associated with them. Recent advances in genetic research have identified the genes underlying the primary defects in several common skeletal dysplasias such as achondroplasia and diastrophic dysplasia. While these advances are clearly important in developing better therapy and a cure for those conditions, the role of the pediatrician as the diagnostician has remained unchanged. In this article we describe how a systematic approach using the simplest of tools--clinical assessment and radiograph--can arrive at a diagnosis in most instances of newborns with skeletal dysplasias. The key features that are essential for establishing a diagnosis for most of the entities encountered in the newborn are described along with our general approach to the evaluation of the radiographs. |
Authors:
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R I Macpherson; G S Pai |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Indian journal of pediatrics Volume: 67 ISSN: 0019-5456 ISO Abbreviation: Indian J Pediatr Publication Date: 2000 Dec |
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Created Date: 2001-03-23 Completed Date: 2001-04-19 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417442 Medline TA: Indian J Pediatr Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 907-13 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, Soucth Carolina, USA. |
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Achondroplasia
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radiography Bone Diseases, Developmental / radiography* Humans Infant, Newborn Osteogenesis Imperfecta / radiography |
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