The carpenter syndrome phenotype

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2004 Mar;68(3):353-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.10.009.

Abstract

Carpenter syndrome (Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II), first described in 1901, consists of acrocephaly, syndactyly, polydactyly, congenital heart disease, mental retardation, hypogenitalism, cryptorchidism, obesity, umbilical hernia and bony abnormalities. We report a 6 years old boy presenting as a union of these malformations and also having bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Auditory disturbances are not common among Carpenter syndrome patients. According to our knowledge, this is the first Carpenter syndrome case whose hearing loss is demonstrated by auditory brainstem response (ABR) test.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acrocephalosyndactylia / diagnosis*
  • Audiometry, Evoked Response
  • Child
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / congenital*
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phenotype
  • Syndrome