Lowry-Wood syndrome

[MIM 226 960]

Very rare. Autosomal recessive transmission.

Association of:

-        epiphyseal dysplasia causing a coxa vara

-        short stature

-        microcephaly with variable degrees of intellectual deficit


Sometimes retinitis pigmentosa and congenital nystagmus


Anesthetic implications: 

short stature, intellectual deficit


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Updated: February 2018