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Menke's Kinky Hair Syndrome--A Rare Medical Condition., Yaseer Al-Bita, Azam J. Samdani, Tania Azam
Menke's Kinky Hair Syndrome--A Rare Medical Condition., Yaseer Al-Bita, Azam J. Samdani, Tania Azam
Department of Medicine
The case of a 16-month-old boy is described who had typical clinical and radiological features and was proven biochemically to be a case of Menke's disease. Clinical manifestations began in the first few months with hypothermia, hypotonia, seizures and death occurring at the age of 18 months.