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Case Report

Korean J Pediatr. 2005;48(9):1016-1018. Published online September 15, 2005.

A Case of Young-Simpson Syndrome

Ja-Young JY Hwang¹, Se-Young SY Seo¹, Seong-Hoon SH Hahn¹, So-Young SY Kim¹, Hyun-Hee HH Kim¹, Wonbae W Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Wonbae W Lee ,Email: LWB@hfh.cuk.ac.kr

Abstract

Young Simpson syndrome is a rare malformation syndrome characterized by congenital hypothyroidism, dysmorphic face, mental retardation, severe postnatal growth retardation, hypotonia and congenital heart abnormalities. In the present study, we report a case of 4-year-old girl with Young Simpson syndrome for the first case in Korea.

Keywords :Young Simpson syndrome