Quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cyst in a patient with Kabuki syndrome.
Kabuki syndrome is a rare dysmorphic disorder characterized by peculiar facial appearance, developmental delay, skeletal abnormalities, mental retardation, and dermatoglyphic abnormalities. Neurologic anomalies are frequently observed. This report presents a 2-year-old male with Kabuki syndrome who had a quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cyst: the second case of such an association to be reported in the literature.
Kara
Bülent
B
Department of Pediatrics, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey. bulentkara@excite.com
Kayserili
Hülya
H
Imer
Murat
M
Calişkan
Mine
M
Ozmen
Meral
M
D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000473:pathology*; D019066:Facies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali