All issues > Volume 34(7); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(7):1022-1028. Published online July 31, 1991.

A case of a variant of Pierre Robin syndrome -cerebrocostomandibular syndrome-.

Hye Jin Lee¹, Eun Jin Mun¹, Ock Seung Jeong¹, Son Sang Seo¹, Jeong Ja Kang²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Ilsin Christian Hospital, Pusan, Korea
²Department of Radiology, Ilsin Christian Hospital, Pusan, Korea

Received: February 25, 1991;  Accepted: March 29, 1991.

Abstract

We experienced a case of cerebrocostomandibular syndrome in newborn consisted of costal deficiency, and micrognathia. It is a variant of Pierre Robin syndrome, and cleft palate and glossoptosis are frequently present. Respiratory difficulty due to rib dysplasia result in poor prognosis for survival. Brief review of literature was made.

Keywords :Cerebrocostomandibular syndrome