Imaging findings of Menkes disease, a radiographic mimic of abusive trauma

Menkes disease is a rare X-linked recessive disorder caused by impaired copper absorption and transport. Presented here is a case of a 12-week-old male who presented with hypotonia and multiple metaphyseal fractures. Further imaging and workup revealed a diagnosis of Menkes disease. While nonacciden...

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Autores principales: Akinseye, Oyindamola N., Yazdani, Rana, Tornow, Kelly A., Reeder, Kristen N., Clarke, Rebekah L., Pfeifer, Cory M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Pediatric
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31198482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.05.012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31198482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.05.012

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