Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIB with characteristic facies, decreased curvatures of the spinal column, and joint contractures in two unrelated girls
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIB with characteristic facies, decreased curvatures of the spinal column, and joint contractures in two unrelated girls
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DOI:
10.1002/ajmg.a.30965
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发表时间:
2005-10-15
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Fukushima, Y
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作者:
Kosho, T;Takahashi, J;Fukushima, Y
Two unrelated girls, aged 11 and 14 years, with. clinical manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) type VIB, characteristic facies, skeletal abnormalities, and other features are described. They had Marfanoid habitus with pectus excavatum.; fragile, hyperextensible, and readily bruisable skin with widened, atrophic scars; recurrent hematomas; generalized joint laxity; hypotonia; scoliosis; and mild delay of gross motor development. Lysyl hydroxylase deficiency was ruled out in Patient 1. Parental consanguinity was present in Patient 2. They both had, in early childhood, down-slanting palpebral fissures, drooping lower eyelids, short nose, small mouth, and long philtrum. Facial features that persisted included thick eyebrows, hypertelorism, strabismus, blue sclerae, low-set, and slanted ears, hypoplastic columella, high-arched palate, and thin upper lip. They had tubular stenosis of the phalanges, metacarpals, and metatarsals; decreased physiological curvatures of the spinal column with tall vertebrae; and joint contractures including talipes equinovarus and progressive talipes valgus. Their hearing of high-pitched sounds was impaired. They had constipation and recurrent cystitis with an enlarged bladder. In view of these findings, we propose that these two girls represent a clinically recognizable subgroup of EDS type VIB. (c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.