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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1995;38(5):725-729. Published online May 15, 1995.

A Case of Sotos Syndrome -Cerebral Gigantism-

In Seok IS Kim¹, Joon Hee JH Kim¹, Young Youn YY Choi¹, Jae Sook JS Ma¹, Tai Joo TJ Hwang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea

Abstract

Sotos syndrome, cerebral gigantism, is a rare disorder characterized by early onset of excessive growth, distinctive dysmorphic head and facial feature, advanced bone development, and nonprogressive mental retardation without evidence of endocrine disorder. We experienced a case of Sotos syndrome in a two year and four month old boy, who was t hought a fragile-X syndrome at 6 months of age. A brief review of related literatures is also presented.

Keywords :Gigantism, Mertal retardation