Hypochondroplasia: Report of A Case
Abstract
- Hypochondroplasia is a form of short - limbed dwarfism that resembles achondroplasia in mild degree. However, the faces and the hands have normal configuration and the stigmata are'generally milder. It is supposedly trsnsmitted as an autosomal dominant trait and diagnosed with characteristic growth pattern and roentgenogrsphic features. We have experienced one case of hypochondroplasia.