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The first case of Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome in Kazakhstan associated with caf? au lait spots.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19834439     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Niikawa-Kuroki syndrome (Kabuki syndrome) is a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome of unknown etiology with a very wide spectrum of abnormalities and severity. The aim of this paper was to report the first case of the syndrome in Kazakhstan associated caf? au lait. Five year and half old boy from Kazakhstan (Uzbek-of Turk ethnicity) presented with dysmorphic facial features (long palpebral fissures, a broad and depressed nasal tip, large prominent earlobes, small head, epicanthic folds short stature, delayed language development, hypotonia, bilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), large ears and triangular chin, caf? au lait spots. The clinical diagnosis was based on the triad of characteristic facial abnormalities (long palpebral fissures, a broad and depressed nasal tip, large prominent earlobes, small head), growth retardation, (DDH). In this paper the authors report the first case of Kabuki syndrome associated with caf? au lait spots.
Authors:
A J Al Mosawi; L Fewin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societ? italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia     Volume:  144     ISSN:  0026-4741     ISO Abbreviation:  G Ital Dermatol Venereol     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-16     Completed Date:  2010-03-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102852     Medline TA:  G Ital Dermatol Venereol     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  613-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Al kadhimiyia, Baghdad, Iraq. almosawiAJ@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple*
Cafe-au-Lait Spots / complications*
Child, Preschool
Craniofacial Abnormalities / complications*
Humans
Kazakhstan
Male
Phenotype
Syndrome

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