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Sudden death in a child with Carpenter Syndrome. Case report and literature review

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Carpenter syndrome (Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II) is a rare disorder characterized by acrocephaly, mental retardation, congenital heart disease, syndactyly, preaxial polydactyly, obesity, cryptorchidism, hypogenitalism, bony abnormalities, and umbilical hernia. We present a case of unexpected death of a 7-year-old boy with Carpenter Syndrome complicated by twin and premature birth as well as repaired congenital heart disease.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose Street, MS 117, Lexington, KY, 40536-0298, USA

    Jeanette M. Ramos, Gregory J. Davis & John C. Hunsaker III

  2. Office of the Associate Chief Medical Examiner, Centralized Laboratory Facility, 100 Sower Blvd, Suite 202, Frankfort, KY, 40601-8272, USA

    Gregory J. Davis & John C. Hunsaker III

  3. Medical Legal Consultants, Inc., Forensic Neuropathology, 21 West Henry Clay Avenue, Fort Wright, KY, 41011-3612

    M. Gregory Balko

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Ramos, J.M., Davis, G.J., Hunsaker, J.C. et al. Sudden death in a child with Carpenter Syndrome. Case report and literature review. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 5, 313–317 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-009-9128-2

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