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Case Reports
. 1978 Jun;132(6):609-11.
doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1978.02120310073016.

Multiple pterygium syndrome

Case Reports

Multiple pterygium syndrome

V Escobar et al. Am J Dis Child. 1978 Jun.

Abstract

After treating a 12-year-old patient with multiple pterygium syndrome, we ascertained the minimal diagnostic criteria of pterygia in the neck, axilla, antecubital, and even popliteal areas; evidence supports autosomal recessive inheritance for this syndrome.

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