title: Dyssegemental dyspalsia; Rolland-Desbuquois type--a case report from Pakistan.
abstract: Two different forms of dyssegmental dysplasia can be distinguished; the lethal Silverman-Handmaker type and less severe Rolland-Desbuquois type. Patients with Rolland-Desbuquois type often survive beyond neonatal period. The purpose of this paper is to report a rare case of Dyssegmental dysplasia, Rolland-Desbuquois type from Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi.
authors.forename: Bushra
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Afroze
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003241:Consanguinity; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal