A Rare Case of the Lenz Syndrome
Published: February 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2764
Sohil T, Ketki K, Rukmini M S, Nutan K, Poornima M
1. Post Graduates, Department of Biochemistry,
2. Post Graduates, Department of Biochemistry,
3. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
4. Professor and Head, Department of Paediatrics,
5. Professor and Head, Department of Biochemistry,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore,
Manipal University, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sohil T,
Post Graduates, Department of Biochemistry,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore,
Manipal University, India.
Phone: 7829723132
E-mail: sohilcusmc@gmail.com
We are reporting here, a case of the Lenz syndrome in a neonate who was brought to the Paediatric OPD, Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Attavar, Mangalore India, with the complaints of poor suckling since birth and abnormal facial features. Altogether, the characteristic congenital abnormal findings in Lenz syndrome, which comprise of microophthalmia, ear anomalies, microcephaly, skeletal and digital deformities, and urogenital malformations were observed, with an exception of a dental anomaly. Dental abnormalities were not pertinent, as the patient was a neonate.
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