Cri du Chat Syndrome: a case report from Ghana

West Afr J Med. 2014 Apr-Jun;33(2):154-6.

Abstract

Cri du Chat Syndrome (CdCS) is rare and occurs as a result of a partial deletion in the short arm of chromosome 5. There are no reports in the literature from the West African sub-region and indeed very few from Africa. A case of Cri du Chat Syndrome is described in Ghana. Dysmorphology training is strongly recommended for post graduate training programmes in the sub-region.All children with dysmorphic features deserve an accurate diagnosis to enable helpful genetic counseling and prognosis to be determined.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Deletion
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 / genetics
  • Cri-du-Chat Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Cri-du-Chat Syndrome / genetics*
  • Ghana
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male