Unusual Pathologic Findings in A Girl with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, Del (4p)

Sophia Kitsiou Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Athens, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece

C. S. Bartsocas Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Athens, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece

D. Alexiou Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Athens, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece

D. Mourtzinis Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, “P. & A. Kyriakou” Children's Hospital, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Athens, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece

Abstract

A newborn girl with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome and 46, XX, del (4) (p15) de novo karyotype is described. Unusual pathologic and histologic findings were observed at autopsy in the cardiovascular, respiratory, alimentary, and urogenital systems. Of over 100 cases reported in the literature, only 18 include pathologic findings.

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