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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1979;22(9):818-823. Published online September 15, 1979.

A Case of Acrocephalosyndactyly.

Y S Cho, S C Park, S H Yun, J D Cho

¹Dept. of Pediatrics, Maryknoll Hosp, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Apert first described acrocephalosyndactyly as a clinical entity in 1906. Since that time, more than 200 cases have been reported in the world literature. Acrocephalosyndactyly is a rare congenital disturbance in the growth of bone and soft tissue affecting principally the haed, the hands and the feet. This is characterized by malformation of the skull, most often acrocephaly, combined with syndactyly of both hands and feet. Recently we have experienced one case of the classic pattern of Apert syndrome and report it here with a biref review of the relevant literature.

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