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Síndrome de Apert - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Acrocefalosindactilia

Síntomas:

  • Cierre prematuro de las suturas entre los huesos del cráneo, que se nota por la formación de crestas a lo largo de las suturas.
  • Infecciones frecuentes del oído.
  • Fusión o unión marcada del segundo, tercero y cuarto dedos de las manos, que regularmente se ha denominado "manos en mitón".
  • Hipoacusia.
  • Fontanela grande o de cierre tardío en el cráneo del bebé.
  • Desarrollo intelectual posiblemente lento (varía de una persona a otra).
  • Ojos prominentes o abultados.
  • Subdesarrollo grave de la parte media de la cara.
  • Anomalías esqueléticas (de las extremidades).
  • Baja estatura.
  • Fusión o unión de los dedos de los pies.

Algunos otros síndromes que incluyen craneosinostosis pueden llevar a una apariencia similar de la cara y la cabeza, pero no incluyen los problemas graves de manos y pies del síndrome de Apert. Estos síndromes similares abarcan:

  • Síndrome de Carpenter (kleeblattschadel, deformidad del cráneo en forma de cruce en trébol)
  • Enfermedad de Crouzon (disostosis craneofacial)
  • Síndrome de Pfeiffer
  • Síndrome de Saethre-Chotzen

Pruebas y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico. Se tomarán radiografías del cráneo, la mano y el pie. Siempre se deben realizar audiometrías.

Las pruebas genéticas pueden confirmar el diagnóstico del síndrome de Apert.

  • Reviewed last on: 8/4/2011
  • Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Kinsman SL, Johnston MV. Congenital Anomalies of the Central Nervous System. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th Ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 592.

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