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A Case of Acrodysostosis
Suk Hyun Lee, Chang Won Oh, Kyoung Sim Kim, Ki Bok Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1995;38(1):133-137.   Published online January 15, 1995
Acrodysostosis is a rare multiple congenital malformation syndrome with peripheral dysostosis, nasal hypoplasia, mental retardation and growth failure. In 1968, Maroteaux and Malamut first described this disorder in three patients, and thus far now over 30 published cases have been reported worldwide. Radiographic changes include severe shortening of metacarpals, metatarsals, and phalages, cone-shaped epiphyses of the hands and feet, premature fusion...