[Cockayne syndrome. Case report]

We describe a girl with Cockayne syndrome (CS), the diagnostic criteria and the complications of this syndrome. The required criteria for the diagnosis include: prenatal poor growth failure, congenital structural eye anomalies, cataracts, pigmentary retinopathy, severe neurologic dysfunction from birth, sensorineural hearing loss, cutaneous photosensitivity and dental caries. CS is a rare autosomal recessive and biochemical disorder.