J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1999 May;42(5):711-715.

A Case of 18q-Deletion Syndrome with Hydronephrosis and Anhydrosis

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  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The 18q-syndrome is a deletion disorder that occurs in humans. Clinical symptoms are mental retardation, craniofacial anomalies, skeletal deformity, seizure, and hearing loss. 18q- deletion occurs over a broad region, spanning the interval from 18q22.2 to 18qter rather than a single critical region containing 18q. We experienced a case of 18q-syndrome in a male child. It was diagnosed by clinical and chromosomal study. He was a 15month-old infant who was admitted because of prolonged fever and vomiting. And he manifested a depressed midface, esotropia, anhydrosis, and developmental delay. Peripheral blood chromosome studies showed deleted chromosomal material at the distal part of the long arm of chromosome 18. He showed right hydronephroureterosis on IVP. So, he was diagnosed as 18q-syndrome with right hydronephroureterosis and anhydrosis. We report this syndrome with a review and related literature.

Keyword

18q-syndrome; Anhydrosis; Hydronephroureterosis

MeSH Terms

Arm
Child
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
Congenital Abnormalities
Esotropia
Fever
Hearing Loss
Humans
Hydronephrosis*
Infant
Intellectual Disability
Male
Seizures
Vomiting
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