Apert syndrome.
Apert syndrome or acrocephalosyndactyly is a rare autosomal dominant malformation syndrome characterized by craniosynostosis, symmetric severe syndactyly, and a variety of abnormalities of the skin, skeleton, brain, and visceral organs. A case of Apert syndrome and the clinical and specific cutaneous manifestations of this condition are reviewed.
Freiman
Anatoli
A
Division of Dermatology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. anatoli.freiman@sympatico.ca
Tessler
Oren
O
Barankin
Benjamin
B
D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007645:Keratoderma, Palmoplantar / Q000473:pathology; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000473:pathology*