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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(7):971-977. Published online July 15, 1992.

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

Moon Whan MW Lee¹, Byoung Geun BG Lee¹, Pyung Han PH Hwang¹, Dae Yeol DY Lee¹, Jung Soo JS Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chonbuk Nation University, Chonju, Korea

Abstract

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is an extremely rare condition that was initially reported by Jonathan Hutchinson in 1886 and further described by Hastings Gilford in 1904. Clinical manifestations are evident by the first or second year of life with the physical characteris-tics of the elderly. Progeric patients ordinarily develop atherosclerosis and die of cardiac or cerebral vascular disease between 7 and 27 yr of age, with a median age of 13.4 yr at death. Authors presented a case of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome in 7 9/12 years old female patient with brief review of the literatures.

Keywords :Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome