Camptomelic syndrome. A rare type of congenital dwarfism associated with skeletal and other abnormalities.
Three cases of the rare camptomelic syndrome are presented observed within fourteen months at the Mangiagalli University Clinic, Milan. The radiographic appearances and clinical characteristics are described, and compared with the thirty five cases in the literature. The differential diagnosis is discussed and the possibility of diagnosing this malformation prenatally is suggested.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000151:congenital*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000150:complications*; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D013977:Tibia / Q000002:abnormalities*