A case of Pfeiffer syndrome

J Korean Med Sci. 2006 Apr;21(2):374-8. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2006.21.2.374.

Abstract

Pfeiffer Syndrome is as rare as Apert syndrome in the Western population. This condition is very rare in the Asian population and has not been previously reported in Korea. The authors report with a review of literature the case of a newborn baby with Pfeiffer syndrome, manifested by bicoronal craniosynostosis, broad thumbs, and big toes. The infant also had bilateral syndactyly of the fingers and toes, mild proptosis, choanal hypoplasia and maxillary hypoplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / diagnosis*
  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / diagnostic imaging
  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / genetics
  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Korea
  • Radiography