N Benajiba
Morocco
Research Article
Jarcho Levin Syndrome Associated With Aortic Coarctation
Author(s): AEs Seddiki, A Babakhouya, S Messaoudi, M Rkain, R Amrani and N BenajibaAEs Seddiki, A Babakhouya, S Messaoudi, M Rkain, R Amrani and N Benajiba
Jarcho-Levin syndrome is a rare congenital disorder, characterized by a short trunk and vertebral and rib malformations. At birth, the diagnosis is suspected in a neck and a short trunk and thorax, a protruding abdomen, rib anomalies and vertebral defects as hemivertebrae, often associated with scoliosis. There are two different phenotypes: spondylocostal dysplasia and spondylothoracique dysplasia. Several defects are associated with bone malformations in this syndrome including neural tube defects (Spina Bifida found in 25% of patients), heart defects are rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of Jarcho-Levin syndrome in 40 days old infant associated with a heart disease. .. View More»
