Poland syndrome a rare congenital anomaly

Aliyu Ibrahim, Abdallah Ramatu, Akhiwu HelenIndian Journal of Human Genetics 2013 19(3):349-351Poland syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly classically consisting of unilateral hypoplasia of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major muscle and ipsilateral brachysyndactyly. It was first described by Alfred Poland in 1840 and may occur with different gravity. Our patient is an eight-year-old Nigerian girl with left-sided anterior chest wall defect with no detectable structural heart abnormality but presented with repeated episodes of syncopal attacks following minor trauma to the anterior chest wall.

Source: Indian Journal of Human Genetics - October 30, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Aliyu IbrahimAbdallah RamatuAkhiwu Helen Source Type: research