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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Kirner’s deformity, was described by J. Kirner, is a palmar, radial, painless and progressive arching of the 5th fingers of hands. There are not precise ages of its onset. The youngest patient reported on the literature is 5 years old and the disease has not been observed in newborn ever.
Objective: to show a Kirner´s disease in a male child 4 years old presenting this deformity since birth without parent background.
Case presentation: it is described a 4 years old patient that since birthday began to present some deformity in its 5th in both hands becoming acute meanwhile years were passing. He has a deformity by palmar and radial arching of his 5th finger in both hands. He does not show parents background. Kirner´s disease was diagnosed.
Conclusions: the Kirner´s disease diagnoses was proved in a child 4 years old which suffering the disease since birthday without parent´s background.

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