All issues > Volume 35(12); 1992

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(12):1756-1761. Published online December 15, 1992.

A Case of Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy Type II

Sang Mi SM Ha¹, Soon Il SI Lee¹, Moon Chul MC Kim², Je Geun JG Chi³

¹Department of Pediatrics, Sowha Children`s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
<sup>2</sup>Department of Radiology, Sowha Children`s Hospital, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy (ATD) is a rare inherited malformation first described in 1954 by Jeune et al. ATD is a clinical and radiological entity characterized by disturbance of in utero endochondral bone formation; it appears with a small thoracic cage and pelvic and phalangeal abnormalities. The authors experienced a case of ATD in a 1 day old boy with the chief complaint of respiratory difficulty. The diagnosis was made on the basis of clinical features, radiologic and autopsy findings. The authors hereby report the case with a brief review of literatures.

Keywords :Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy