We report on two sibs with syndromal congenital iron storage disease. Prenatal symptoms were IUGR, hydramnios, and placental hyperplasia. Clinical anomalies included hypertelorism and sparse, thin, curly hair (trichomalacia). Clinical course was marked by intractable diarrhoea, with normal histologi
Syndromic diarrhea/Tricho-hepato-enteric syndrome
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- Book ID
- 120697110
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 726 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1750-1172
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