A Case of Marshall-Smith Syndrome.
- Author:
Yeo Ok MOON
1
;
Woo Jong SHIN
;
Youn Jeong SHIN
;
Eun Sil DONG
;
Young Min AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam General Hospital Public Co. Seoul, Korea. csdongmd@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Marshall-Smith Syndrome(MSS);
Accelerated osseous maturation;
Laryngeal anomalies;
Failure to thrive
- MeSH:
Failure to Thrive;
Humans;
Infant;
Korea;
Male;
Pneumonia
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2002;45(7):906-911
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Marshall-Smith syndrome is characterized by a triad of facial dysmorphism, failure to thrive and accelerated osseous maturation. We report a one-month-old male infant with of this rare syndrome, with laryngeal anomalies who died at 6 months of age with pneumonia. This is the first case of Marshall-Smith syndrome in Korea.
