Síndrome de meningocele lateral (síndrome de Lehman)

Carolina Isaza, Andres Parra, Enrico Rubagotti, Harry Pachajoa

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Introducción: el síndrome de meningocele lateral, o el síndrome de Lehman, es un raro trastorno autosómico dominante caracterizado por múltiples meningoceles espinales laterales, rasgos faciales distintivos, hipermovilidad articular e hipotonía, junto con anomalías esqueléticas y cardíacas.
Presentación del caso: se presenta el caso de un paciente de origen colombiano, con sospecha de síndrome de meningocele lateral, con facies dismórfica, meningoceles laterales múltiples y ectasias durales.
Conclusiones: las características clínicas del paciente evaluado corresponden a un síndrome de meningocele lateral.

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