Cervico-thoracic kyphosis in a girl with Pierre Robin sequence

Ger Med Sci. 2011 Mar 14:9:Doc06. doi: 10.3205/000129.

Abstract

Congenital cervico-thoracic kyphosis has been encountered in a girl with Pierre Robin sequence. The constellation of the spine malformation complex such as incomplete development of the vertebral bodies associated with defective ossification of the cervico-thoracic pedicles causing effectively the development of complete spinal cord injury at the kyphotic level of C7/T1 were present. Congenital kyphosis secondary to vertebral body hypoplasia has not been reported in connection with Pierre Robin sequence.

Die Auswirkungen einer congenitalen cervico-thorakalen Kyphose bei einem Mädchen mit Pierre-Robin-Syndrom werden beschrieben. Die Ausprägung der spinösen Malformationen wie inkomplette Entwicklung der Wirbelkörper verbunden mit Ossifikationsdefizit der Pedikel führten zu einer Kompression des Myelons im Bereich des kyphotischen Scheitels C7/Th1. Eine congenitale Kyphose bedingt durch Hypoplasie eines Wirbelkörpers wurde bisher in Verbindung mit Pierre-Robin-Syndrom noch nicht berichtet.

Keywords: CT scan; Pierre Robin sequence; kyphosis; paralysis; vertebral body hypoplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrophy
  • Cervical Vertebrae / abnormalities*
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Kyphosis / congenital
  • Kyphosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Kyphosis / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Paralysis / etiology
  • Paralysis / pathology
  • Pierre Robin Syndrome / complications
  • Pierre Robin Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / abnormalities*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed