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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul;4(3):74-6.
doi: 10.4103/2231-0770.133340.

Kenny-Caffey syndrome type 1

Tony El Jabbour  1 , Tarek Aboursheid  2 , Mohammad Baraa Keifo  2 , Ismael Maksoud  3 , Diana Alasmar  4
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Case Reports

Kenny-Caffey syndrome type 1

Tony El Jabbour et al. Avicenna J Med. 2014 Jul.

Abstract

Kenny-Caffey syndrome type 1 is a rare hereditary skeletal disorder. We present here a documented case of a 7-month-old girl with the characteristic symptoms of growth retardation, dysmorphic features, and hypoparathyroidism.

Keywords: Hypoparathyroidism; Kenny-Caffey; Sanjad-Sakati.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Skull X-ray showing absent diploic space in the skull bones
Figure 2
Figure 2
Plain X-ray images showing cortical thickening and medullary stenosis of the long bones: (a) Humerus (b) Femur
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