Open AccessProgeria syndrome: A case report
Author(s) -
Rajul Rastogi,
Sharad Mohan
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.38591
Subject(s) - progeria , medicine , dwarfism , radiological weapon , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , premature aging , incidence (geometry) , dermatology , pathology , surgery , genetics , physiology , physics , gene , optics , biology
Progeria is a rare and peculiar combination of dwarfism and premature aging. The incidence is one in several million births. It occurs sporadically and is probably an autosomal recessive syndrome. Though the clinical presentation is usually typical, conventional radiological and biochemical investigations help in confirming the diagnosis. We present a rare case of progeria with most of the radiological features as a pictorial essay.