Seckel syndrome with Morgagni hernia
Articles > Letter · 2007
Authors: Asan ONDER, Muhsin Özgür ÇOĞULU, Aslihan EKMEKCI, Erhan PARILTAY, Ozgur KİRBİYİK, Feriştah Ferda ÖZKINAY
CLINICAL DYSMORPHOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2007, vol 16, pp 209-210
DOI: 10.1097/mcd.0b013e3281c9b08e
Summary
Seckel syndrome is an autosomal recessive disease presenting with microcephalic dwarfism, mental retardation and facial and skeletal abnormalities. Morgagni hernia is quite rare, constituting 1-6% of all diaphragmatic hernias. It is asymptomatic, especially in childhood. Morgagni hernia has never been reported in patients with Seckel Syndrome. Here we report a 3-year-old boy diagnosed as having Seckel Syndrome with Morgagni hernia, which has to be considered during physical examination of patients.