dictionary help| cartilage-hair hypoplasia | medical dictionary |
An autosomal recessive form of dwarfism characterised by shortness of the extremities without skull defects, and with sparse, brittle hair of light colour. There is a peculiar, not adequately explained severity in the clinical course of varicella and herpes in such patients.
(05 Mar 2000)
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