SHORT syndrome

SHORT syndrome
Classification and external resources
OMIM 269880
DiseasesDB 30068

SHORT syndrome is a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects in different organ systems.

It was characterized in 1975.[1]

Presentation

SHORT is an acronym for short stature, hyperextensibility of joints and/or inguinal hernia, ocular depression, rieger anomaly and teething delay.

Other characteristics common in SHORT syndrome are a triangular face, small chin with a dimple, a loss of fat under the skin (lipodystrophy), abnormal position of the ears, hearing loss and delayed speech.

See also

References

  1. Gorlin RJ, Cervenka J, Moller K, Horrobin M, Witkop CJ (1975). "Malformation syndromes. A selected miscellany". Birth Defects Orig. Artic. Ser. 11 (2): 39–50. PMID 819054.


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