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A case of an affected girl with spondylo-meta-epiphyseal dysplasia (SMED) is reported. The disease was detected at birth as a congenital dysplasia with generalized lesions. At 10 months of age, abnormal calcifications appeared in both wrists. The patient evolved with severe growth retardation and multiple neurological and respiratory complications, followed by death at 21 months of age.
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Received: 7 June 2000 Accepted: 3 August 2000
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Fano, V., Lejarraga, H. & Barreiro, C. Spondylo-meta-epiphyseal dysplasia, short limbs, abnormal calcification type: a new case with severe neurological involvement. Pediatric Radiology 31, 19–22 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470000359
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470000359