PERMANENT CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE PATELLA IN NIIKAWA-KUROKI (KABUKI MAKE-UP) SYNDROME
Published online: Feb 27 2000
L. AULISA, F. SERRA, F. TAMBURRELLl, S. LUPPARELLI, R. PADUA
Abstract
The Kabuki make-up syndrome (KMS) is a complex
malformation syndrome characterized by peculiar facies,
mental retardation, dermatoglyphic abnormalities,
postnatal growth deficiency and skeletal anomalies.
One case of permanent congenital bilateral dislocation
of the pateUa in an Italian girl affected by KMS is
reported. The condition of the knee in KMS seems
to be coincidental and is the only one reported in the
literature to date.