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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 32
| Issue : 2 | Page : 160-163 |
Seckel syndrome: A rare case report
Rinky Sisodia1, Ravi Kadur Sundar Raj2, Vipin Goel3
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Rishi Raj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
3 Medical Officer, Department of Dentistry Composite Hospital, Central Reserve Police Force, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Rinky Sisodia
Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Gandhi Nagar, Near Airport, Bhopal - 462 036, Madhya Pradesh, India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.130983
Seckel syndrome (SS) is a rare, autosomal recessive syndrome; characterized by severe intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, mental retardation, and typical facial appearance with beaklike protrusion of the midface (bird headed). In addition to the characteristic craniofacial dysmorphism and skeletal defects, abnormalities have been described in the cardiovascular, hematopoietic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and central nervous systems. Usually such patients have poor psychomotor development. This case report presents an 8-year-old child with SS born to parents, exposed in Bhopal gas disaster.
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