Prenatal diagnosis of cervical spinal cord compression in chondrodysplasia punctata brachytelephalangic type: A case report and literature review.

Abstract

Chondrodysplasia punctata brachytelephalangic type is a common subset of a heterogeneous group of chondrodysplasia punctata. Most affected children generally do not have significant physical disabilities; however, a small number of patients are at risk of cervical canal stenosis with cervical cord compression leading to serious morbidity and early mortality. Very little is known about the in utero manifestation of severe complications. We report an affected child in whom the Binder phenotype was found on antenatal ultrasound and cervical spinal cord compression on fetal magnetic resonance imaging. Prenatal diagnosis of chondrodysplasia punctata brachytelephalangic type and its complications are beneficial for timely, prompt medical intervention.

• Authors: Daigo Ochiai, Kyoko Takamura, Gen Nishimura, Toshiyuki Ikeda, Kazumi Yakubo, Tatsuro Fukuiya
• Journal: Congenital anomalies (Congenit Anom (Kyoto)) Vol. 53 Issue 4 Pg. 160-2 (Dec 2013) ISSN: 1741-4520 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 24712475 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2012 The Authors. Congenital Anomalies © 2012 Japanese Teratology Society.

Topics

• Adult
• Cervical Vertebrae (pathology)
• Chondrodysplasia Punctata (complications, diagnosis)
• Female
• Genetic Diseases, X-Linked (complications, diagnosis)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Male
• Phenotype
• Pregnancy
• Prenatal Diagnosis
• Spinal Cord Compression (diagnosis, etiology)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Ultrasonography, Prenatal