title: Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia: First report from Iran.
abstract: Cartilage hair hypoplasia (CHH), is a rare cause of metaphyseal chondrodysplasia and short stature. Other featuresincluded hair abnormality, immunodeficiency, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders (Hirschsprung disease,celiac, …) and increased risk of cancer. The disease is an autosomal recessive disorder and previously has notbeen reported in Iran. We report a 9-year-old boy diagnosed as cartilage hair hypoplasia, with severe short stature,metaphyseal chondrodysplasia, hair hypoplasia, Hirschsprung disease, hypothyroidism, vesicouretral refluxand renal stone. Renal stone and hypothyroidism have been reported in cartilage hair hypoplasia with lower frequencies.This is the first report of cartilage hair hypoplasia in Iran.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Endocrinologist, Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Disorders, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. kobra.shiasi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kobra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiasi Arani
keywords: Cartilage hair hypoplasia; Hirschsprung disease; Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia; Short stature