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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Adams-Oliver syndrome (AOS) is a rare congenital disorder, characterized by aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) of the scalp and variable degrees of terminal transverse limb defects. In this article, a newborn infant diagnosed as AOS for a large scalp defect, acrania, and finger malformations is presented. The patient was hospitalized and the scalp defect was successfully repaired with several surgical operations. During the hospitalization septicemia, meningitis, and convulsions developed, but they were successfully treated with appropriate antibiotics, antifungal, and anticonvulsive agents, He was discharged five months after admission to the hospital. Now, he is 3 years old, and has microcephaly, moderate mental retardation, left spastic hemiplegia, and epilepsy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0300-9009
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
252-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
A case of Adams-Oliver syndrome associated with acrania, microcephaly, hemiplegia, epilepsy, and mental retardation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Yüzüncü Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports