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Katz syndrome

Field	Value
synonyms	Hyperostosis frontalis interna
image	Hyperostosis frontalis interna - Roe seitlich.jpg
caption	Hyperostosis frontalis interna in a 74-year-old woman
field	Medical genetics

Katz syndrome is a rare congenital disorder, presenting as a polymalformative syndrome characterized by enlarged viscera, hepatomegaly, diabetes, and skeletal anomalies that result in a short stature, cranial hyperostosis, and typical facial features. It is probably a variant of the autosomal recessive type of craniometaphyseal dysplasia.

Symptoms and signs

Manifestations include enlarged viscera, hepatomegaly, diabetes, short stature and cranial hyperostosis.

References

Bruno Bissonnette, Igor Luginbuehl, Bruno Marciniak, Bernard J. Dalens (eds.): ''Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications'' (McGraw-Hill Companies, 2006) {{ISBN. 0-07-135455-7

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