Mongolism (mongoloid deficiency) during early infancy; some newly recognized diagnostic changes in the pelvic bones.

摘要: IN MONGOLOID defectives, stigmas in the skeleton have been reported at several sites: hypoplasia of base skull; nasal and other facial bones, dysplasia metacarpals phalanges. Undergrowth vertebral bodies tubular bones extremities is responsible for dwarfism which one most consistent components this syndrome. Maturation varies greatly different mongoloid infants; it may be advancecd, normal, or retarded. At birth practically all infants with mongolism show normal advanced maturation, our experience. Spitzer Robinson found frontal sinuses to absent 26 out 28 individuals contrast an absence 4 5 per 100 remainder general population. Only 2 showed no dental aplasia. The erupted teeth were commonly stunted, eruption permanent was often delayed, there a higher incidence anomalies than No pathognomonic lesions found. partial anodontia, deformed delayed resemble changes ectodermal cleidocranial dysostosis. Smith McKeown mean weights newly born 2860 gm. 3220 newborns. duration gestation he shorter newborns, 269 days 278 respectively. So far as we able ascertain, pelvic not either anatomical roentgenographic studies.