All issues > Volume 31(12); 1988

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(12):1685-1688. Published online December 31, 1988.

A Case of Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome.

Jeong Wi Wook¹, Eun Young Choi¹, Min Shik Kim¹, Hey Sun Lee¹, Young Min Ahn¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Kang Nam General Hospital Public Corporation, Seoul, Korea

Received: March 25, 1988;  Accepted: July 11, 1988.

Abstract

We experienced one case of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. This 5 day aged female neonate manifested gigantism, facial nevus flammeus, macroglossia, Promi- nent occiput, unusual linear fissures in lobule of external ear, omphalocele, gall bladder hydrops, and mild hypoglycemia. A brief review of related literature was done.

Keywords :Beck with-Wiedemann Syndrome.