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Langer-Giedion syndrome

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Langer-Giedion syndrome
[lang′ər zhēdē·ôN′]
Etymology: Leonard O. Langer, Jr., American physician, 20th century; A. Giedion, Swiss physician, 20th century
an inherited disorder characterized by mental retardation, microcephaly, multiple exostoses, characteristic facies with bulbous nose, sparse hair, cone-shaped epiphyses, loose redundant skin, joint laxity, and other anomalies.


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3) Other syndromes with similar facies include myotonic dystrophy, Langer-Giedion syndrome, DiGeorge syndrome, and trichorhinophalangeal syndrome.
 
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