Spondyloepiphysäre Dysplasie


Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia is a form of skeletal dysplasia mainly involving the spine and proximal epiphyses.
Clinical presentation
- short neck
- short trunk with protruding abdomen
- normal IQ
- spine
- atlanto-axial instability
- craniovertebral junction stenosis
- platyspondyly
- limbs
- mostly in shoulder, hip and knee: abnormal, underdeveloped proximal epiphysis
- short proximal limbs with normal size hands and feet
- scoliosis exaggerated lumbar lordosis
- coxa vara and waddling gate
Pathology
Two forms have been described:
- autosomal dominant with variable phenotypic expression
- abnormalities present at birth, short limbs (proximal and mid), normal size hands and feet
- due to abnormal synthesis of type 2 collagen
- x-linked recessive
- normal appearance at birth, short trunk becomes apparent in adolescence or adulthood
Associations
- myopia
- retinal hemorrhage
- hearing loss
- nephrotic syndrome
Complications
Radiographic features
Plain radiograph
- first test to survey the abnormalities
- platyspondyly
- bulbous and pear shaped vertebrae in congenita
- heaped up vertebrae in tarda
- vertebral hypoplasia
- femoral head flattening and late epiphyseal development
- large and dolichocephalic skull
- metaphyseal widening with rhizomelic shortening
- odontoid process hypoplasia
- absent calcaneal and knee epiphysis at birth
Treatment and prognosis
Treatment is supportive based on skeletal abnormalities. Normal life span is expected.
Siehe auch:
- Platyspondylie
- Kniest-Syndrom
- Pseudoachondroplasie
- spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
- Spondyloepiphysäre Dysplasie Tarda
- Chondrodysplasie
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