Hydrolethalus syndrome in consecutive African siblings
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Pediatric Radiology
- Vol. 14 (6) , 422-424
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02343433
Abstract
Hydrolethalus syndrome may comprise mainly hydrocephalus, polydactyly, micrognathia, congenital cardiac and respiratory anomalies and uniform lethality. It was recently described in Finland, with a suggestion that it might be one of the “Finnish” diseases [4]. We report two cases of this syndrome in consecutive siblings of a Nigerian couple. In addition, we describe associated healing fractures of the long bones, a feature not mentioned in the original report, apparently because those cases were not subjected to post-partum radiography.Keywords
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