All issues > Volume 28(2); 1985

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(2):177-181. Published online February 28, 1985.

A case of asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy.

Young Joo Suh¹, Seung Ki Kim¹, Soon Ok Byun¹, Ji Sub Oh¹, Ok Ji Paik²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital,Pusany Korea
²Department of Clinical Pathology,Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital,Pusany Korea

Abstract

We have experienced a case of Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy in 22 hour old boy who had constriction of thorax and short extremities. The diagnosis was confirmed by clinical features, radiological and autoptic finding. A brief review of the related literatures was also made.

Keywords :Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy;Narrowing thorax;Dwarfism