DiGeorge syndrome
Background
- As prevalent as 1/2000 people in US
- 22q11 chromosomal defect
- Keep in differential for hypocalcemia of unknown etiology in pediatric pt
CATCH-22[1]
- Cardiac defects
- Abnormal facies
- Thymic hypoplasia - immune deficiencies
- Cleft palate
- Hypocalcemia
Sources
- Bawle EV et al. DiGeorge Syndrome. eMedicine. Nov 5, 2015. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/886526-overview#showall.
- ↑ Wilson DI et al. DiGeorge syndrome: part of CATCH 22. J Med Genet. 1993 Oct; 30(10): 852–856.
