TY - JOUR
T1 - Sudden death in a child with carpenter syndrome. Case report and literature review
AU - Ramos, Jeanette M.
AU - Davis, Gregory J.
AU - Hunsaker, John C.
AU - Balko, M. Gregory
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Carpenter syndrome (Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II) is a rare disorder characterized by acrocephaly, mental retardation, congenital heart disease, syndactyly, preaxial polydactyly, obesity, cryptorchidism, hypogenitalism, bony abnormalities, and umbilical hernia. We present a case of unexpected death of a 7-year-old boy with Carpenter Syndrome complicated by twin and premature birth as well as repaired congenital heart disease.
AB - Carpenter syndrome (Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II) is a rare disorder characterized by acrocephaly, mental retardation, congenital heart disease, syndactyly, preaxial polydactyly, obesity, cryptorchidism, hypogenitalism, bony abnormalities, and umbilical hernia. We present a case of unexpected death of a 7-year-old boy with Carpenter Syndrome complicated by twin and premature birth as well as repaired congenital heart disease.
KW - Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II
KW - Carpenter syndrome
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Forensic pathology
KW - Medicolegal autopsy
KW - Sudden natural death
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U2 - 10.1007/s12024-009-9128-2
DO - 10.1007/s12024-009-9128-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19924577
AN - SCOPUS:77950365067
SN - 1547-769X
VL - 5
SP - 313
EP - 317
JO - Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
JF - Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
IS - 4
ER -