Acromesomelic dwarfism: description of a patient and comparison with previously reported cases

Hum Genet. 1976 Sep 10;34(1):107-13. doi: 10.1007/BF00284447.

Abstract

A woman is described who has a severe bone dysplasia confined to the limbs. The degree of involvement is more marked in the distal bones. Her forearms and legs are short; the fibulae are represented by distal triangular remnants; the metacarpals are short, several phalanges in the fingers are absent; and the toes are represented by "ball-like" remnants containing a single bone. The findings in our patient are compared to previously reported cases of acromesomelic dwarfism.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dwarfism* / diagnostic imaging
  • Extremities / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Limb Deformities, Congenital
  • Radiography