title: Lumbocostovertebral syndrome in an infant of a diabetic mother.
abstract: Congenital lumbar hernia (CLH) is rarely seen in children and the patients with CLH usually have other congenital anomalies. The most common clinical presentation of CLH, previously named lumbocostovertebral syndrome, includes hemivertebrae, absent ribs, and abdominal wall muscle hypoplasia. We report on an infant of a diabetic mother presenting with CLH with other anomalies, and we speculate that this clinical picture fits a developmental field defect associated with maternal diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drnuri@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nurullah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okumus
authors.forename: Ahmet Yagmur
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Bas
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zenciroglu
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surmeli
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ceylaner
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome