Rejoinder to Dr. Roubicek and Dr. Spranger
โ Scribed by Shapiro, Steven D.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-7299
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Spranger for bringing to my attention the reports in the German literature of Baisch [I9311 and Weyers [1952, 1953, 19561 and agree that the eponym for this syndrome should not be "Curry-Hall syndrome." However "acrodental dysostosis" does not seem preferable either, because it does not clearly define the problems found in this syndrome: Postaxial hexadactyly, nail "dysplasia, " small, conical and missing teeth, bony cleft of the mandibular symphysis, and the absence of the oral vestibule. Perhaps "Baisch-Weyers" syndrome might be an acceptable alternative.
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