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Nada Vujasinovic Stupar1, Slavica Pavlov-Dolijanovic1, Nur Hatib2, Bojan Banko3, Milan Djukic4, Natasa Nikolic Jakoba5.
Abstract
Klippel-Feil syndrome is defined as congenital fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae. In this article, we report a 55-year-old male patient with one-year history of neck pain, headaches, and one episode of syncope after a severe trauma. X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging of cervical spine revealed fused vertebral bodies of C2-C5. The major anomalies associated with Klippel-Feil syndrome (small stature, thoracic kyphoscoliosis, lumbar scoliosis, restricted opening mouth, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss) as well as multiple minor anomalies (mild face asymmetry, high arched palate, rhinoscoliosis, high nasal bridge, inclined septi nasi, and thin upper lip) were detected. This is a rare case describing the anomalies of the nose in Klippel-Feil syndrome patients. Our patient had no central cord impairment following a severe trauma.Entities:
Keywords: Anomalies; Klippel-Feil syndrome; neurological symptoms; trauma
Year: 2015 PMID: 29901000 PMCID: PMC5827871 DOI: 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2016.5714
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Rheumatol ISSN: 2148-5046 Impact factor: 1.472