Gerodermia osteodysplastica in a Bedouin sibship: further delineation of the syndrome

Clin Dysmorphol. 1997 Jan;6(1):51-5.

Abstract

We report a Bedouin family with gerodermia osteodysplastica in which there are two affected female siblings. They have a prematurely aged face with loose and wrinkled skin, joint laxity/dislocation, and osteoporosis. Unusual traits that have not been previously reported in association with gerodermia osteodysplastica were ear anomalies and an abnormal EEG.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Joints / abnormalities
  • Kuwait / ethnology
  • Osteochondrodysplasias / pathology*
  • Osteoporosis / complications
  • Scoliosis / complications
  • Skin Abnormalities
  • Syndrome