Open AccessSeckel syndrome: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Rinky Sisodia,
Ravi Kadur Sundar Raj,
Vipin Goel
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.130983
Subject(s) - microcephaly , psychomotor retardation , medicine , facial dysmorphism , craniofacial , pediatrics , endocrine system , growth retardation , pathology , endocrinology , pregnancy , biology , genetics , alternative medicine , psychiatry , hormone , gene , phenotype
Seckel syndrome (SS) is a rare, autosomal recessive syndrome; characterized by severe intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, mental retardation, and typical facial appearance with beaklike protrusion of the midface (bird headed). In addition to the characteristic craniofacial dysmorphism and skeletal defects, abnormalities have been described in the cardiovascular, hematopoietic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems. Usually such patients have poor psychomotor development. This case report presents an 8-year-old child with SS born to parents, exposed in Bhopal gas disaster.