Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn

Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn

We report on an isolated chest-wall asymmetry with imaging findings of multiple vertebral and related rib defects in an Ivorian male newborn. He was born of a healthy and young couple without parental lineage, neither family malformative history nor teratogen exposure. This clinical presentation adv...

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Main Authors: Thierry Hervé Odéhouri-Koudou, Jean-baptiste Yaokreh, Samba Tembély, Rufin Kobinan Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/129625
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spelling doaj-ed1db95db9b04d799a8a6d02c00fd0ed2020-11-24T23:42:18ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/129625129625Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian NewbornThierry Hervé Odéhouri-Koudou0Jean-baptiste Yaokreh1Samba Tembély2Rufin Kobinan Dick3Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, CHU de Yopougon, 21 BP 632 Abidjan 21, Cote D’IvoireService de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, CHU de Yopougon, 21 BP 632 Abidjan 21, Cote D’IvoireService de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, CHU de Yopougon, 21 BP 632 Abidjan 21, Cote D’IvoireService de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, CHU de Yopougon, 21 BP 632 Abidjan 21, Cote D’IvoireWe report on an isolated chest-wall asymmetry with imaging findings of multiple vertebral and related rib defects in an Ivorian male newborn. He was born of a healthy and young couple without parental lineage, neither family malformative history nor teratogen exposure. This clinical presentation advocates Jarcho-Levin syndrome, a rare sporadic or familial disorder inherited as autosomal dominant or recessive mode and manifested by extensive vertebral segmentation defects with distinctive rib structural and morphological anomalies. According to our belief, this disorder has not been previously traced in the sub-Saharan African area.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/129625
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author Thierry Hervé Odéhouri-Koudou
Jean-baptiste Yaokreh
Samba Tembély
Rufin Kobinan Dick
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Jean-baptiste Yaokreh
Samba Tembély
Rufin Kobinan Dick
Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn
Case Reports in Orthopedics
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Jean-baptiste Yaokreh
Samba Tembély
Rufin Kobinan Dick
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title Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn
title_short Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn
title_full Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn
title_fullStr Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn
title_full_unstemmed Sporadic Occurrence of Jarcho-Levin Syndrome in an Ivorian Newborn
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description We report on an isolated chest-wall asymmetry with imaging findings of multiple vertebral and related rib defects in an Ivorian male newborn. He was born of a healthy and young couple without parental lineage, neither family malformative history nor teratogen exposure. This clinical presentation advocates Jarcho-Levin syndrome, a rare sporadic or familial disorder inherited as autosomal dominant or recessive mode and manifested by extensive vertebral segmentation defects with distinctive rib structural and morphological anomalies. According to our belief, this disorder has not been previously traced in the sub-Saharan African area.
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