Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: a rare case report

Autor: Kalegowda Deepadarshan, Bugude Gangadhar, Mallaiah Mallikarjun
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />French<br />Polish
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nasza Dermatologia Online, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 210-212 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2081-9390
DOI: 10.7241/ourd.20162.58
Popis: Progeroid syndromes are characterised by clinical features of physiological aging at an early age. Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a type of progeroid syndrome, characterised by abnormal facies, bone abnormalities, sclerodermatous skin changes and retarded physical development. Average life expectancy of progeria patients is 13 years. Herein we are reporting a case of progeria who is 21 years old.
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