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Case Reports
. 2008 Jan;41(1):76-8.
doi: 10.4103/0970-0358.41118.

Radial, renal and craniofacial anomalies: Baller-Gerold syndrome

Jyotsna Murthy, Ramesh Babu, Padmasani Venkat Ramanan
Case Reports

Radial, renal and craniofacial anomalies: Baller-Gerold syndrome

Jyotsna Murthy et al. Indian J Plast Surg. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

The Baller-Gerold syndrome is a rare syndrome with very few cases published in literature. Craniosynostosis and radial aplasia are striking features, easy to diagnose. However, there are many differential diagnoses. Often, the question raised is whether the Baller-Gerald syndrome is a distinct entity. We report a patient with findings of craniosynostosis and radial aplasia consistent with the diagnosis of the Baller-Gerold syndrome. Genotypic heterogeneity could possibly underlie the phenotypic variability exhibited by these cases.

Keywords: Baller-Gerold syndrome; craniosynostosis; crossed ectopia; ectopic kidneys; microcephaly; radial agenesis; radial club hand; reflux; renal agenesis; vesico ureteric reflux.

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Figure 1
Bilateral radical club hand (A) before and (B) after surgery
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Figure 2
X-ray of bilateral Club hand (A) before and (B) after surgery
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Figure 3
Renal anomalies: Both kidneys on the same side (DMSA) and hydroureter (MCU)
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