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Chondrodysplasia punctata after warfarin

Case report with 18-month follow-up

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Administration of warfarin during pregnancy may cause a rare syndrome characterized by nasal hypoplasia, usually associated with stippled epiphyseal and extraepiphyseal calcifications resembling chondrodysplasia punctata. A case of chondrodysplasia punctata after warfarin with 18 months follow-up is reported.

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Tamburrini, O., Bartolomeo-De Iuri, A. & Di Guglielmo, G.L. Chondrodysplasia punctata after warfarin. Pediatr Radiol 17, 323–324 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388249

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