title: Escobar syndrome mimicing congenital patellar syndrome.
abstract: Multiple pterygium syndrome (MPS) is a syndrome that is characterized abnormal face, short length and skin pterygiums on some body legions (servical, antecubital, popliteal, interdigital and on neck). It is also called as Pterygium Colli syndrome, Escobar syndrome or Pterygium syndrome. Escobar (multyple pterygium) syndrome is a rare syndrome. Intrauterin growth reterdation, abnormal face, wide-spead pterygiums that resulted in joint contractures, ptosis, chryptoorchidism, patellar dysplasia and foot deformities are seen on this syndrome. Primarly autosomal resesive crossing are observed; also autosomal dominant and X-linked crossing. This case were presented as it has components of Escobar syndrome and Isolated Patellar Aplasia syndrome in same time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Naci
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ezirmik
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kadri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cahit Emre
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Can
keywords: Escobar syndrome; Isolated Patellar Aplasia syndrome; Pterygium syndrome