Pseudoachondroplasia in a child: The role of anthropometric measurements and skeletal imaging in differential diagnosis

Pseudoachondroplasia in a child: The role of anthropometric measurements and skeletal imaging in differential diagnosis

Pseudoachondroplasia is a rare osteochondrodysplasia characterized by disproportionate short stature and limb deformity. Diagnostic accuracy is based on a detailed evaluation of the radioclinical features. We report a boy with pseudoachondroplasia. We aim to underscore why is accurate delineation of...

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Main Authors: Radwa Gamal, MSc, Solaf M. Elsayed, MD, Tamer Ahmed EL-Sobky, MD, Heba Salah Elabd, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Paediatric musculoskeletal imaging
Short limb disproportionate dwarfism
Short stature
Arthrogenic osteochondrodysplasia
Genetic bone dysplasia
Plain radiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16301954

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