Carpenter syndrome

Carpenter Syndrome
This syndrome of skull deformity (craniosynostosis) was first described in 1909 and is quite rare.

Carpenter Syndrome
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Carpenter syndrome - A birth defect that typically includes traits such as abnormally short fingers, webbed toes, extra toes, underdeveloped jaw, highly arched palate, widely spaced eyes, and/or low-set, deformed ears.

Carpenter syndrome (kleeblattschadel, cloverleaf skull deformity)
Crouzon disease (craniofacial dysostosis)
Pfeiffer syndrome
Saethre-Chotzen syndrome ...

Carpenter syndrome ... speech problems
Cleft palate ... speech defects
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Familial Treacher Collins syndrome ... speech problems
Fungal meningitis ... difficulty talking ...

Apert syndrome
Carpenter syndrome
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Pfeiffer syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
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Asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy
Carpenter syndrome
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (chondroectodermal dysplasia)
Familial polydactyly
Laurence-Moon-Biedl syndrome
Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Trisomy 13
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Apert syndrome (Acrocephalosyndactyly type I) can be distinguished from two related conditions, acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II (Carpenter syndrome) and acrocephalosyndactyly type III (Saethre-Chotzen syndrome).

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RAB: RAB7 (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) Â- RAB23 (Carpenter syndrome) Â- RAB27 (Griscelli syndrome type 2)
RHO: RAC2 (Neutrophil immunodeficiency syndrome) ...

marked malformations of the head and face, abnormalities of the hands and feet, and congenital heart disease. The syndrome is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Some researchers feel that Goodman Syndrome is a variant of Carpenter Syndrome ...

As a result, your child's brain's growth is inhibited and your child's head develops into an abnormal shape. Other conditions often associated with craniosynostosis include Apert syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, Carpenter syndrome and ...

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Carpenter Syndrome
Carpenter-Waziri Syndrome
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See also: Symptom, Syndactyly, Fusion, Craniosynostosis, Surgery