Holoprosencephaly presenting as membranous aplasia cutis and diabetes insipidus: Report of one case

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 181-183

  Tiang, Mi Mi ^a   Lau, Beng Huat ^a   Lee, Ting Xian ^a   Ling, Ming I ^a  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aplasia cutis; Hair collar sign; Holoprosencephaly

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN APLASIA;

BRAIN; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA; HAIR; HOLOPROSENCEPHALY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SCALP;

EID: 4644304317     PISSN: 16088115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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