Feeding difficulty in an infant with stickler's syndrome

Abstract

Stickler syndrome or hereditary progressive arthro-ophthalmopathy is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by ocular manifestations, arthritic changes, orofacial features, and deafness, in variable degrees. This is a case report of a 48-day-old infant who presented with severe feeding difficulty. It also details the clinical, diagnostic features, and management of an infant with Stickler syndrome.

Keywords

• cleft palate
• pierre-robin sequence
• stickler syndrome