Katz syndrome
Appearance
Katz syndrome | |
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Other names | Hyperostosis frontalis interna |
Hyperostosis frontalis interna in a 74-year-old woman | |
Specialty | Medical genetics |
Katz syndrome is a rare congenital disorder, presenting as a polymalformative syndrome characterized by enlarged viscera, hepatomegaly, diabetes, and skeletal anomalies that result in a short stature, cranial hyperostosis, and typical facial features. It is probably a variant of the autosomal recessive type of Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia.[1]
Symptoms and signs
[edit]Manifestations include enlarged viscera, hepatomegaly, diabetes, short stature and cranial hyperostosis.[citation needed]
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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References
[edit]- ^ Bruno Bissonnette, Igor Luginbuehl, Bruno Marciniak, Bernard J. Dalens (eds.): Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications (McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006) ISBN 0-07-135455-7