title: Jarcho-levin syndrome associated with a complex congenital heart anomaly.
abstract: Jarcho-Levin syndrome is characterized by "crab-like" rib cage deformity and multiple vertebral anomalies that cause respiratory failure. Reports of complex congenital heart defects with this syndrome are rare. We describe a female infant with this syndrome and a complex congenital heart defect and review the literature. Congenital heart defects are occasionally complicated by Jarcho-Levin syndrome. Heart defects involving heterotaxic morphology should be included as one of the important clinical features of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1 W-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuse
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D001848:Bone Diseases, Developmental / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D017380:Hypertrophy, Right Ventricular / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011859:Radiography; D012272:Ribs / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography