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01.12.2016 | Test Yourself: Answer
Newborn with rhizomelia and difficulty breathing
verfasst von:
Evelina Maines, Laura Baggio, Giorgia Gugelmo, Grazia Morandi, Andrea Bordugo
Erschienen in:
Skeletal Radiology
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Ausgabe 2/2017
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Excerpt
Chest radiograph highlighted bilateral shortening of the humerus, periarticular and epiphyseal calcifications, large and irregular metaphyses and slightly narrow chest, suggesting the diagnosis of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP), a rare autosomal recessive peroxisomal disease with an estimated incidence of 1:100,000 births [
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