Klippel-Feil syndrome: Case report: Reporte de un caso

María Guadalupe Treviño Alanís, Sergio Salazar-Marioni, Héctor Martínez-Menchaca, Gerardo Rivera-Silva

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    Abstract

    In 1912 Klippel and Feil described this malady. The Klippel-Feil Syndrome is a hereditary autosomal dominant disease with reduced penetrance and variable expression, its incidence is unknown due to rarity and that most patients are asymptomatic. It is characterized by congenital fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae, low hairline, short neck, and limited mobility. This syndrome is associated with systemic and skeletal alterations. This report describes the radiologic images in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome. © iMedPub.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-3
    Number of pages3
    JournalArchivos de Medicina
    Volume7
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • General Medicine

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