The Antley-Bixler syndrome. A new case without radiohumeral synostosis.
The author report a new case of the syndrome described by Antley and Bixler. It concerns a female new-born who presents a craniosynostosis with brachycephaly, midface hypoplasia, unilateral choanal atresia, multiple joint contractures and arachnodactyly. There was no bowing of the femora and only the radius and the ulna were bowed. The absence of radiohumeral synostosis reported in all observations of the literature represents the main particularity of this observation.
Service of Neonatology, Maternity and Neonatology Center of Tunis, Tunisia.
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Chabchoub
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Siala-Gaigi
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Marrakchi
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Jebnoun
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Ayachi
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Khrouf
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003398:Craniosynostoses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013577:Syndrome