Erschienen in:
01.09.2013 | Correspondence
Lacrimo-Auriculo-Dento-Digital Syndrome with Unilateral Inner Ear Dysplasia and Craniocervical Osseous Abnormalities: Case Report and Review of Literature
verfasst von:
J. E. Moses, MD, DM
Erschienen in:
Clinical Neuroradiology
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Ausgabe 3/2013
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Excerpt
The lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital-syndrome (LADD) syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder primarily affecting the lacrimal system, the auditory apparatus and the osseous system. It is also known as Levy-Hollister syndrome. We present a child with phenotypic manifestation of LADD syndrome presenting with deafness and mucopurulent discharge from both eyes. Multiple congenital anomalies were visualized on CT imaging for the temporal bones. A large foramen magnum and vertebral fusion anomalies of the cervical spine were noted. An association between LADD syndrome and vertebral fusion anomalies has not been previously reported. …