Jarcho-Levin syndrome presenting with diaphragmatic hernia

Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Aug;18(4):272-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1038364. Epub 2008 Jul 15.

Abstract

Jarcho-Levin syndrome (spondylothoracic or spondylocostal dysostosis) is an eponym that is used to define individuals with a short neck, short trunk, and short stature and multiple vertebral anomalies. The prognosis is directly related to respiratory complications. Reported findings associated with Jarcho-Levin syndrome include congenital heart defects, abdominal wall malformations, genitourinary malformations, upper limb anomalies, and neural tube defects. We report on a 6-day-old girl who presented with an incomplete form of Jarcho-Levin syndrome with late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia and congenital heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Foramen Ovale, Patent / epidemiology
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / epidemiology*
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / surgery
  • Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung / abnormalities
  • Spine / abnormalities*
  • Syndrome
  • Vena Cava, Superior / abnormalities