Type II Pfieffer misdiagnosed as Crouzon syndrome with additional features of supernumerary teeth and localized symmetrical gigantism: a case report

Abstract Background Pfieffer syndrome is among the syndromes seen in the recognized variant of the FGFR2 gene. There are several conditions related to this variant and a very closely related condition is Crouzon syndrome. This case is important to report because the neonate was a delayed referral fr...

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Main Authors: Karim P. Manji, Mariam Mngoya Massomo, Edna Samson Akyoo, McLean Abisai Luvinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03586-2