Premature newborn with severe central hypotonia and cryptorchidism

Czech version

Authors: S. Čičová; E. Oríšková; A. Valachová; P. Šimurka
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika pediatrie a neonatológie, Fakultná nemocnica Trenčín, Slovensko
Published in: Čes-slov Pediat 2019; 74 (5): 271-274.
Category: Case Report

Overview

Authors present a case report of preterm newborn with intrauterine growth retardation and cryptorchidism. Severe central hypotonia with pooor suck were persistant symptoms. We have suspicion to Prader-Willi syndrome, which was confirmed by special genetic tests.

Keywords:

hypotonic syndrome – newbord – Prader-Willi syndrome – Cryptorchidism

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Odešla MUDr. Ema Alena Kubíková-Kouřilová, CSc.

Article was published in

Czech-Slovak Pediatrics

2019 Issue 5