Joint and skin laxity with Dandy-Walker malformation and contractures: a distinct recessive syndrome?
- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Dysmorphology
- Vol. 10 (3) , 177-180
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00019605-200107000-00004
Abstract
We report the case of a girl who has joint and skin laxity with atrophic scarring, and was diagnosed at birth with a Dandy-Walker malformation. She subsequently developed joint contractures, hydrocephalus and syringomyelia. This case shows some similarities to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI, but with no evidence of lysyl hydroxylase deficiency or ocular fragility. It is likely that she represents a distinct and recognizable syndrome. There was parental consanguinity and a subsequent pregnancy resulted in a similarly affected fetus, suggesting autosomal recessive inheritance.Keywords
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