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HK J Paediatr (New Series)
Vol 23. No. 3,
2018
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HK J Paediatr (New Series) 2018;23:258
Clinical Quiz
What is the Diagnosis?
SSW Cheng, IFM Lo, HM Luk The clinical quiz was prepared by: SSW Cheng IFM Lo HM Luk Clinical Genetic Service, Department of Health, Hong Kong N.B. The Editors invite contributions of illustrative clinical cases or materials to this section of the journal.
The proband is a 5 years old boy. He was born at full term in China to a non-consanguineous Chinese couple. Antenatal checkup was normal. Postnatally, he had long segment Hirschsprung's disease with colectomy and ileocolic anastomosis performed at 1 year of age. He was referred to genetic clinic for multiple congenital anomalies. Physical examination at 19 month old of age showed microcephaly (44.7 cm, <3rd centile), bilateral low set and posteriorly rotated ears, hypertelorism, upturned nostrils, bilateral postaxial polydactyly, bilateral 2/3 syndactyly of toes (Figure 1). He had normal male genitalia. His body weight and body height were 9.2 kg (3-10th centile) and 77.5 cm (3-10th centile) respectively. He had borderline developmental delay. He had failure to thrive with body weight and body height centiles at 3rd centile in subsequent follow up. | Figure 1 (A) Post-axial polydactyly of right hand; (B) Facial profile; (C) 2/3 syndactyly of left toes. (Consent for publication has been obtained). |
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