The eleventh reported case of Mulvihill-Smith syndrome in the literature


Autoria(s): Breinis, Paulo; Alves, Flavio Geraldes; Alves, Camila A. E.; Cintra, Rafael G.; Almeida, Debora; Passarelli, Priscila C.; Domingues, Camila; Gerbim, Talita; Gasparetto, Regia; Abreu, Luiz Carlos de; Valenti, Vitor Engrácia; Oliveira, Adriana Goncalves de; Mello Monteiro, Carlos Bandeira de; Wajnzstejn, Rubens
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

03/12/2014

03/12/2014

07/01/2014

Resumo

Background: The Mulvihill-Smith Syndrome was first recognized in 1975. After the recognition of the Mulvihill-Smith Syndrome, ten cases have been described.Case presentation: This article describes the eleventh case of this syndrome in a male patient, 24 years-old with short stature and microcephaly with mild cognitive impairment, deafness and allergic conjunctivitis. The patient was hospitalized several times for repeated infections, and the presence of multiple melanocytic nevi on his skin was noticed.Conclusions: Based on the entire set of signs and symptoms presented in our study, it was diagnosed the patient with Mulvihill-Smith Syndrome.

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4

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-14-4

Bmc Neurology. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 14, 4 p., 2014.

1471-2377

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/112160

10.1186/1471-2377-14-4

WOS:000329387200001

WOS000329387200001.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Biomed Central Ltd.

Relação

Bmc Neurology

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Case reports #Rare diseases #Neurology
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article