Non-lethal Hallermann-Streiff syndrome with bone fracture: report of a case
Vildan Ertekin1, Mukadder Ayşe Selimoğlu, Erol Selimoğlu
1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. vdinar@tnn.net <vdinar@tnn.net>
Annales De Genetique
|December 8, 2004
Abstract:
The Hallermann-Streiff syndrome is characterized by bird-like face, micropthalmia, cataracts, micrognathia, beaked nose, abnormal dentition, hypotrichosis, cutaneous atrophy and proportional small stature. We present a 35-day-old patient with the classical signs except cutaneous atrophy, additionally he had a healing fracture at the proximal part of the left radius.


