Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2011; 17(37): 4247-4250
Published online Oct 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i37.4247
Table 1 Clinical features of Johanson-Blizzard syndrome
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency[1,3-5]
Hypoplasia/aplasia of alae nasi[1,4,6-8]
Scalp defect /aplasia cutis[1,6,8]
Sensory neural hearing loss[1,3,8,9]
Bilateral cystic dilation of cochlea, low set ears, and temporal bone defect[10]
Growth retardation, short stature[1,11]
Dental anomalies: oligodontia and absence of permanent teeth[1,6,7,11]
Anorectal anomalies: imperforate anus[4,11,12]
Hypotonia, microcephaly, and mental retardation sometimes normal intelligence[3,7,11]
lacrimal duct anomalies, coloboma of the lids, superior puncta absence, lacrimal cutaneous fistula, and congenital cataract[13]
Abnormal frontal hair pattern (upsweep)[7]
Vesicoureteric reflux, hypospadia, and duplex of uterine and vagina[8]
Congenital heart diseases such as myxomatous mitral valve, PDA, VSD, ASD, dextrocardia, complex congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy[13,14]
Cholestatic liver disease (one case)[15]
Café au lait spots[16]
Hypothyroidism[1]
Growth hormone deficiency[5]
Hypopituitarism[17]
Impaired glucagon secretion response to insulin induced hypoglycemia[18]
Diabetes mellitus[19,20]