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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2004;47(11):1225-1227. Published online November 15, 2004.

A Case of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome with Intrathoracic Kidney

Shin Yun SY Byun¹, Myoung Hwa MH Sung¹, Jung Mi JM Choi¹, Tae Hong TH Kim², Kyu Geun KG Hwang¹, Jin A JA Jung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, Masan Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan, Korea

Correspondence Jin A JA Jung ,Email: jina1477@lycos.co.kr

Abstract

In 1938, Jarcho and Levin initially described shortening of the trunk, prominent occiput, broad forehead, multiple vertebral defects and ribs anomaly, short neck, increased anteroposterior chest diameter, lordosis, kyphoscoliosis. After that, Jarcho-Levin syndrome is an eponym that has been used to describe a variety of clinical phenotypes. We examined a girl who was suspected as suffering from Jarcho-Levin syndrome because she had shortening of the trunk, multiple vertebral defects and ribs anomaly, short neck, increased anteroposterior chest diameter, lordosis, kyphoscoliosis. We report a case of Jarcho-Levin syndrome with intrathoracic kidney, and review related literature.

Keywords :Jarcho-Levin syndrome, Intrathoracic kidney