Hypoglossia- Hypodactyly Syndrome with Short Stature - A Case Report
Published: April 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4281
Manisha Goyal, Ankur Singh, Pratiksha Singh, Seema Kapoor
1. Senior Research Officer, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2. Senior Research Associate, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
3. PhD Student, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4. Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Seema Kapoor,
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The Oromandibular Limb Hypogenesis Syndromes (OLHS) comprises a spectrum of disorders involving the tongue, mandible, and the limbs and are characterized by hypoplastic mandible, absence of the lower incisors, hypoglossia, digits and limbs abnormalities ranges from syndactyly to amelia. In this report, we report a case of OLHS with growth hormone deficiency as a cause of short stature, which has not been described previously to the best of our knowledge.
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