Prenatally diagnosed lethal type Larsen-like syndrome associated with bifid tongue

Turk J Pediatr. 2008 Jul-Aug;50(4):395-9.

Abstract

Larsen syndrome is characterized by multiple joint dislocations, associated with a typical facial appearance and frequently other abnormalities. Both dominant and recessive patterns of inheritance have been reported. A lethal form of Larsen syndrome (Larsen-like syndrome) has been described as a combination of the Larsen phenotype and pulmonary hypoplasia. In this report, we present a 24-week-old female fetus with a possible prenatal diagnosis of thanatophoric dysplasia in whom postmortem examination revealed lethal type Larsen-like syndrome associated with bifid tongue, severe micrognathia and non-immune hydrops fetalis. These findings have not been reported previously in the lethal type Larsen syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Micrognathism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy
  • Syndrome
  • Thanatophoric Dysplasia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tongue / abnormalities*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal*
  • Young Adult