Radiological Diagnosis of a Rare Premature Aging Genetic Disorder: Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome)

Radiological Diagnosis of a Rare Premature Aging Genetic Disorder: Progeria (Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome)

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Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare disease with a combination of short stature, bone abnormalities, premature ageing, and skin changes.Though the physical appearance of these patients is characteristic, there is Bosch KIS86AFE0G Serie 6 Low Frost Integrated Fridge Freezer little emphasis on the characteristic radiological features.In this paper, we report a 16-year-old boy with clinical and radiological features of this rare genetic disorder.He had a characteristic facial Milk Thistle (Silymarin) appearance with a large head, large eyes, thin nose with beaked tip, small chin, protruding ears, prominent scalp veins, and absence of hair.