Menkes disease: a rare cause of bilateral inguinal hernias.
This case of Menkes disease presented with the uncommon association of bilateral inguinal hernias at the age of 4 months. Further investigation demonstrated classical skeletal and neurological changes of this rare neurodegenerative disorder.
Mandelstam
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Department of Paediatric Radiology, Royal Children's Hospital and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. simone_mandelstam@rch.org.au
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D007706:Menkes Kinky Hair Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*