Three Cases of Apert Syndrome (Acrocephalosyndactyly).
- Author:
Young Sil AHN
;
Jong Won LEE
;
Jin BANG
;
Doo Bong LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Acrocephalosyndactylia*;
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities;
Craniosynostoses;
Foot;
Hand;
Head;
Skull;
Syndactyly
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1994;37(8):1149-1155
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Apert syndrome is an uncommon, congenital disorder characterised by malformation of the skull, most often acrocephaly or oxycephaly, in association with symmetrical syndactyly of both hands and feet. It is due to disturbance in the growth of bone and soft tissue affecting principally the head, the hands and the feet. The original description was presented by Troquart in 1886, and acrocephaloyndactyly was named by Apert in 1906. Since then, more than 200 cases have been reported in the world upto 1970. Recently, we have experienced three for typical Apert syndrome and made a brief related literature review
