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Radiological Case of the Month

Radiological Case of the Month Abstract Clinical History.—ThisThis 7-year-old girl was referred to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles by a school physician for evaluation of obesity and short extremities. She has always been chubby and in the past two to three years the mother had noticed that the girl's arms appeared short. The mother's arms are also short. However, the patient has not had any serious illness and she is normally active. She does average work in school. There isn't any unusual facial or body hair growth but she does prefer cold weather to hot weather. There are three siblings who are of normal height and weight. The mother is 153.67 cm (5 ft ½ in) tall and the father 167.64 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall. There is no other significant history. Physical Examination.—SheShe was a somewhat obese girl who was alert and cooperative. Her weight was 34.3 kg (76 lb) and height was References 1. Langer LO Jr: Dyschondrosteosis: A heritable bone dysplasia with characteristic roentgenographic features . Amer J Roentgen 95:178-188, 1965.Crossref 2. Berdon WE, Grossman H, Baker DH: Dyschondrosteosis (Leri-Weill syndrome): Congenital short forearms, Madelung-type wrist deformities and moderate dwarfism . Radiology 85:677-681, 1965.Crossref 3. Herdman RC, Langer LO Jr, Good RA: Dyschondrosteosis . J Pediat 68:432441, 1966.Crossref 4. Gellis SS, Feingold M, Rezvani I, et al: Dyschondrosteosis (Leri-Weill syndrome, Leri's pleonosteosis) , Amer J Dis Child 122:429-430, 1971. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

Radiological Case of the Month

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1972 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
DOI
10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110140093013
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Abstract

Abstract Clinical History.—ThisThis 7-year-old girl was referred to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles by a school physician for evaluation of obesity and short extremities. She has always been chubby and in the past two to three years the mother had noticed that the girl's arms appeared short. The mother's arms are also short. However, the patient has not had any serious illness and she is normally active. She does average work in school. There isn't any unusual facial or body hair growth but she does prefer cold weather to hot weather. There are three siblings who are of normal height and weight. The mother is 153.67 cm (5 ft ½ in) tall and the father 167.64 cm (5 ft 6 in) tall. There is no other significant history. Physical Examination.—SheShe was a somewhat obese girl who was alert and cooperative. Her weight was 34.3 kg (76 lb) and height was References 1. Langer LO Jr: Dyschondrosteosis: A heritable bone dysplasia with characteristic roentgenographic features . Amer J Roentgen 95:178-188, 1965.Crossref 2. Berdon WE, Grossman H, Baker DH: Dyschondrosteosis (Leri-Weill syndrome): Congenital short forearms, Madelung-type wrist deformities and moderate dwarfism . Radiology 85:677-681, 1965.Crossref 3. Herdman RC, Langer LO Jr, Good RA: Dyschondrosteosis . J Pediat 68:432441, 1966.Crossref 4. Gellis SS, Feingold M, Rezvani I, et al: Dyschondrosteosis (Leri-Weill syndrome, Leri's pleonosteosis) , Amer J Dis Child 122:429-430, 1971.

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American Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1972

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