Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2014)

Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome: A Case with Annular Pancreas

  • Mehmet Demirdöven,
  • Hamza Yazgan,
  • Mevlit Korkmaz,
  • Arzu Gebeşçe,
  • Alparslan Tonbul

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/623926
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2014

Abstract

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Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease of cholesterol metabolism. It is a multiple malformation syndrome with typical dysmorphic features such as bitemporal narrowing, ptosis, epicanthus, microcephaly, micrognathia, and cardiovascular, skeletal, urogenital, and gastrointestinal anomalies. This report presents a typical case of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome with annular pancreas which is an unreported gastrointestinal abnormality.