Open AccessJarcho-Levin Syndrome A Case Report
Author(s) -
Begum Sharifun Naher,
Adity Sarkar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons/journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-6365
pISSN - 1015-0870
DOI - 10.3329/jbcps.v33i4.28144
Subject(s) - medicine , eponym , pediatrics , dysplasia , pathology , acoustics , physics
Jarcho- Levin Syndrome is an eponym that represents a spectrum of short trunk skeletal dysplasia with variable involvement of the vertebrae and ribs. Initialy considered to be lethal, it is now accepted as compatible with life in its milder presentations. Neural tube defect is a rare association in Jarcho-Levin Syndrome. Here we report a case of Jarcho- Levin Syndrome with meningomyelocele in a newborn.J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2015; 33(4): 222-224