Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences (Jan 2012)

Ellis-van Creveld

  • Dhandabani Jayaraj,
  • Thangadurai Maheswaran,
  • Ramamurthy Suresh,
  • Nalliappan Ganapathy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.100257
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 6
pp. 153 – 156

Abstract

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Ellis-van Creveld (EVC) syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder that is also known as chondro-ectodermal dysplasia. The common manifestations of this syndrome are short ribs, postaxial polydactyly, growth retardation, and ectodermal and cardiac defects. The present case report is about an 8-year-old boy who had the features of bilateral hexadactyly, knocked knees, cardiac problems, congenital absence of incisors, fused upper and lower labial frenulum, and mulberry molars.

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