A rare case report: SCARF syndrome

Abstract

Key Clinical MessageSCARF syndrome is a very rare syndrome that so far only two cases have been reported in the papers. In this article, a 3-month-old female who exhibited SCARF syndrome presented with multiple congenital abnormalities and problems at Imam Hossein hospital of Shahroud.

Surgical Management of Hip Dislocation in a Patient with SCARF Syndrome

“…ambiguous genitalia, mental retardation, and facial abnormalities 1 . We found only 2 case reports of SCARF syndrome being published in the English-language literature until now 1,2 . The first report was published in 1989 from Canada by Koppe et al 1 , which included 2 male patients (aged 7 months and 7 years), and the second report is from Iran in 2014, which included a girl who died in early infancy.…”

“…Vidyasagar Chandankere, MS Ortho, Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics 1,2 Venkateshwar Reddy Maryada, MS Ortho 1 Gurava A.V. Reddy, D Ortho, FRCS 1 1 KIMS-Sunshine Hospitals, Hyderabad, India 2 Rainbow Children's Hospital, Hyderabad, India E-mail address for V. Chandankere: drsagar_c@yahoo.com Follow-up radiographs after 6 years showing a congruous concentric hip joint with good acetabular coverage.…”

“…The skeletal manifestation consists of joint dislocations, craniosynostosis, pectus carinatum, joint hyperextensibility, contractures, and spinal vertebral anomalies 1,2 . The natural history of unilateral hip dislocation in otherwise healthy children is well documented 3 ; however, in children with a known genetic syndrome, it may behave differently because of excessive laxity.…”