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Early osseous abnormalities in Menkes' Kinky Hair Syndrome

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Bone changes in a 4m.o. infant with Menkes' Kinky Hair Syndrome, who also had a skeletal survey as a newborn, are reported. Whereas the late bone changes were diagnostic, the neonatal ones were similar to congenital rubella and cytomegalic virus infection. However the distribution of the metaphyseal changes was different.

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  1. Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown 2050, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia

    K. Kozlowski & R. McCrossin

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Kozlowski, K., McCrossin, R. Early osseous abnormalities in Menkes' Kinky Hair Syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 8, 191–194 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973834

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