Crouzon Syndrome: Neonatal Case Report

Year 2004, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 27 - 29, 01.08.2004

Murat Hızarcıoğlu Pamir Gülez Ertan Kayserili Hale Yener Serap Korkmaz

Abstract

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Keywords

Crouzon sendromu, kraniyosinostoz, dismorfik fenotipik özellikler

Crouzon Syndrome: Neonatal Case Report

Abstract

Six day old girl was admitted to hospital for jaundice and abnormalities of the head, face and eyes. Her physical examination showed synostosis of cranial sutures, brachycephaly, beak-like nose, exophthalmos and high arched palate. Crouzon syndrome was diagnosed by physical examination and imaging tecniques. This case was presented due to it's importance as a rarely seen syndrome and for being diagnosed due to phenotypic characteristics features.

Keywords

Crouzon syndrome, craniosynostosis, dysmorphic phenotipic features

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