Genetic syndromes mimic congenital infections

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 701-705

  Sanchis, A ^b   Cervero L ^b   Bataller, A ^b   Tortajada, J L ^b   Huguet, J ^b   Crow, Y J ^b   Ali, M ^b   Higuet, L J ^b   Martinez Frias M L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AICARDI GOUTIERES SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTORCH SYNDROME; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 18144395424     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.01.033     Document Type: Article

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