title: Beals-Hecht syndrome.
abstract: Beals-Hecht syndrome, also known as congenital contractural arachnodactyly, is caused by a defect in fibrillin as in Marfan syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by a multitude of clinical findings including arachnodactyly, narrow body habitus, scoliosis, congenital contractures, and external ear deformities. Restrictive lung disease may be associated with the severe scoliosis and thoracic cage abnormalities in this syndrome. We describe a child with Beals-Hecht syndrome and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mercer University School of Medicine, Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon 31208, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Joshua E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Vanegas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D003286:Contracture / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D004431:Ear, External / Q000002:abnormalities; D000071837:Fibrillins; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000172:deficiency; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D013008:Somatotypes; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000071837:Fibrillins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins