Vertebral Tongue-Like Deformity in Mucopolysaccharidosis VI

Michiel Landen; François Eyskens; Filip Vanhoenacker

doi:10.5334/jbsr.2611

Vertebral Tongue-Like Deformity in Mucopolysaccharidosis VI

J Belg Soc Radiol. 2021 Sep 27;105(1):54. doi: 10.5334/jbsr.2611. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Michiel Landen^{1

2}, François Eyskens², Filip Vanhoenacker^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ UZ Leuven, BE.
² Antwerp University Hospital, BE.
³ AZ Sint-Maarten Mechelen, BE.

Abstract

Teaching point: Defective development of the anterior portion of the vertebral body at the thoracolumbar junction may be an important imaging clue in the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis.

Keywords: bullet-shaped vertebrae; gibbus; mucopolysaccharidosis; thoracolumbar hyperkyphosis; tongue-like vertebrae.

Publication types

Case Reports