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Pediatric EMCQs Pediatric EMCQ 05 : SYNDROMES

Pediatric EMCQ 05 : SYNDROMES

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Which is the most applicable diagnosis for the following children. 
A. Down's syndrome
B. Turner's syndrome
C. Noonan's syndrome
D. Klinefelter's syndrome
E. Treacher-Collins syndrome
F. Marfan's syndrome
G. Sotos syndrome
H. Klippel-feil syndrome
I. Laurence Moon Biedl syndrome
J. MCune Albright syndrome

1) A 3-year-old boy with delayed motor development is reviewed regularly in the child development clinic. He attends for routine annual blood tests to check his thyroid function.                 

2) A 16-year-old girl is being investigated for delayed menarche and short stature. In her notes it is recorded that she had swollen feet at birth but she was lost to follow-up.     

3) A girl of 6 years has been found to have hypertension and coarctation of the aorta. She has been referred to the growth clinic because of short stature.                                   





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Answer

1)   A. Down's syndrome

Note:
Children with Down’s syndrome are screened yearly for the development of hypothyroidism. They should also be regularly assessed for the development of myopia and hearing loss. These children have a predisposition to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), Alzheimer’s-like dementia and Atlanto-axial subluxation.

2)     B. Turner's syndrome

Note:
A karyotype should be performed in all girls presenting in this way. Pedal lymphoedema at birth is a known presentation. Other associated features include coarctation of the aorta, infertility, hypothyroidism and horse shoe kidney.

3)     B. Turner's syndrome

Note:
A karyotype should be performed in all girls presenting in this way. Pedal lymphoedema at birth is a known presentation. Other associated features include coarctation of the aorta, infertility, hypothyroidism and horse shoe kidney. 
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