Hypertrichosis cubiti (hairy elbow syndrome): A clue to a malformation syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1019-1025

  Polizzi, Agata ^a   Pavone, Piero ^a   Ciancio, Elisabetta ^a   La Rosa, Clementina ^a   Sorge, Giovanni ^a   Ruggieri, Martino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dysmorphism; Elbow; Hirsutism; Hypertrochosis cubiti; Mental retardation; Mosaicism; Short stature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALFORMATION SYNDROME; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; URINALYSIS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 28644448782     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.10.1019     Document Type: Article

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