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We report on a boy with mesomelic dysplasia. The mesomelic brachymelia, especially of the arms, was associated with delayed ossification of the skull, a peculiar face, a short neck with pterygia, symmetrical flexion deformities of the fingers, hypospadias, and other abnormalities. The authors are not able to classify the child's syndrome nosologically.
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Löhr, H., Wiedemann, H.R. Mesomelic dysplasia—Associated with other abnormalities. Eur J Pediatr 137, 313–316 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443264
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