X-linked spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia
ORPHA:93349· ICD-10 Q77.7
Definition
A rare, genetic primary bone dysplasia disorder characterized by disproportionate short stature with mesomelic short limbs, leg bowing, lumbar lordosis, brachydactyly, joint laxity and a waddling gait. Radiographs show platyspondyly with central protrusion of anterior vertebral bodies, kyphotic angulation and very short long bones with dysplastic epiphyses and flarred, irregular, cupped metaphyses.
- Inheritance
- X-linked recessive