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Seckel Syndrome (seckel + syndrome)

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Pigmentary Changes and Atopic Dermatitis in a Patient with Seckel Syndrome

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2007
Amy Brackeen M.D.
This syndrome has been described with associated disorders of orthopedic, neurologic, hematologic, cardiac, and ocular systems; however, only a few reports mention dermatologic involvement. We describe a 5-year-old girl with classic Seckel syndrome who presented with moderately severe atopic dermatitis and diffuse hypopigmented macules and papules. [source]

Seckel syndrome associated with oligodontia, microdontia, enamel hypoplasia, delayed eruption, and dentin dysmineralization: a new variant?

JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE, Issue 10 2006
P. J. De Coster
Seckel syndrome (SCKL) [OMIM Entry 210600] is a rare, autosomal recessive syndrome, characterized by severe intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, mental retardation, and typical facial appearance with beaklike protrusion of the midface (bird-headed). Associated findings may include limb anomalies, dislocation of femoral heads, scoliosis, and gastrointestinal malformation. A 14-year-old boy is presented with brain hypoplasia, pachygyria, hydrocephaly, enamel hypoplasia and root dysplasia in the temporary dentition, and oligodontia, severe microdontia, and delayed eruption of the permanent dentition. The association of SCKL with the above unusual dental findings may represent a new phenotype. [source]

Dialysis access surgery with Seckel syndrome

PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA, Issue 7 2006
Salma Sophie DABA
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Pigmentary Changes and Atopic Dermatitis in a Patient with Seckel Syndrome

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, Issue 1 2007
Amy Brackeen M.D.
This syndrome has been described with associated disorders of orthopedic, neurologic, hematologic, cardiac, and ocular systems; however, only a few reports mention dermatologic involvement. We describe a 5-year-old girl with classic Seckel syndrome who presented with moderately severe atopic dermatitis and diffuse hypopigmented macules and papules. [source]

Growth failure in a child showing characteristics of Seckel syndrome: possible effects of IGF-I and endogenous IGFBP-3

CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, Issue 2 2002
A. Schmidt
Summary Seckel syndrome is an autosomal-recessive disorder with a frequency of less than 1/10 000 births in which there are multiple malformations including severe short stature. We report on a patient with Seckel syndrome with a current body height of ,7·5 SDS. Laboratory investigations at the age of 19 months revealed high levels of IGF-I, IGF-II and IGFBP-3. These data suggested the existence of IGF-I resistance possibly caused by impairment of the IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) or altered IGFBPs. The purpose of this investigation was to examine whether the growth retardation in a Seckel syndrome patient is related to an alteration in the IGF system. Analysis of IGF-IR mRNA of patient's and control fibroblasts by solution hybridization/RNase protection assay did not show differences of IGF-IR transcript expression or size. Affinity crosslinking studies using [125I]-IGF-I showed normal-sized IGF-IR,ligand complexes. Mutation analysis of the complete coding regions of the IGF-I and IGF-IR genes showed no evidence of genetic alterations. Ligand blot analysis of IGFBPs secreted by the patient's fibroblasts showed stronger signals than control cells. Quantitative measurement of IGFBP-3 in cell-conditioned media was performed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) and revealed a sixfold increase when compared to control fibroblasts. We conclude that in this patient with Seckel syndrome and severe growth impairment IGF-I resistance is possibly related to altered production of IGFBP-3. [source]