Islas DLP, Hernández NBA

Language: Spanish
References: 5
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ABSTRACT

It is reported from a male newborn that presents compatible physical characteristics with Syndrome of Klippel-Feil. Defined by a triada characteristic; low establishment of the hair, short neck and limitation of the mobility of the neck. This is a rare congenital illness, of the group of the malformations of the Skull-Cervical union, that consists of the congenital fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae.

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