Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 1995)

Noonan′s Syndrome

  • Yesudian P Devakar,
  • Nambi Rabindranath,
  • Krishnan S.G.S,
  • Jayaraman M,
  • Janaki V.R

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 40, no. 3
pp. 144 – 145

Abstract

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Noonan’s syndrome is characterized by hypertelorism, webbed neck, curly or wooly hair, congenital heart defects, micrognathia and low set ears. A 15 year old male presented with features of Noonan’s syndrome with hypertelorism, cryptorchidism, low hairline, large and low set ears, curly hair, pulmonary stenosis and lentigenes. This case is presented to alert the physicians towards the occurrence of lentigenes, characteristic facies and pulmonary stenosis in the syndrome. A few hitherto unreported associations like macrothelia and high arched palate were also seen.