title: A case of Cornelia de Lange syndrome from Sudan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Brachmann de Lange syndrome (BDLS) is a multiple congenital anomaly syndrome characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency, psychomotor delay, behavioral problems, and malformations of the upper extremities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here we present for the first time a case of BDLS from Sudan, a 7-month-old female infant, who was referred as a case of malnutrition. The patient was from a Sudanese western tribe. Clinical investigation showed that the child was a classical case of BDLS, but with some additional clinical findings not previously reported including crowded ribs and tied tongue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reporting BDLS cases of different ethnic backgrounds could add nuances to the phenotypic description of the syndrome and be helpful in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: The Orchids Organization for Children with Special Needs, Khartoum, Sudan. Ellaithi_Mona@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ellaithi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gisselsson
authors.forename: Therese
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elagib
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fadl-Elmula
authors.forename: Mashair
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdelgadir
mesh_terms: D003635:De Lange Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D003906:Developing Countries; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013397:Sudan