Klippel-Feil syndrome in an infant

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Keywords:

infant, synostosis, cervical vertebras, klippel-Feil syndrome.

Abstract

The case report of an 11 months infant is presented, who was referred to the Clinical Genetics Service of the Medical Genetics Provincial Center in Holguín province, due to facial dysmorphias associated with motor retardation, short neck and decreasing movements. Interrogation, exhaustive physical exam and radiological studies of cervical column were carried out that showed the fusion of cervical vertebras, which allowed to diagnose the Klippel-Feil syndrome. A qualification with exercises was projected to strengthen the paravertebral muscles and genetic advice to the family was provided.   

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Author Biography

Elayne Esther Santana Hernández, Hospital Pediátrico Provincial Octavio Concepción y de la Pedraja. Holguín

Doctor en Ciencias Medicas

Máster en Atención Integral al Niño.

Especialista de Primer y Segundo Grado en Medicina General Integral.

Especialista de Primer y Segundo Grado en Genética Clínica.

Investigador Agregado.

Profesor Auxiliar

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2022-05-16

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Santana Hernández EE, Tamayo Chang VJ, González Anta AM. Klippel-Feil syndrome in an infant. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2022 May 16 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];26(3):e3883. Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/3883

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Vol. 26 No. 3 (2022): MAYO-JUNIO

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Case Reports

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