Publications by authors named "Carolina I M Guedes"
Objective: To report a case of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata and present a brief literature review.
Description: The authors report the case of a 52-day-old child presenting the main findings of the syndrome: rhizomelic micromelia, characteristic facies, suction difficulty and anthropometric measures below the expected indexes for his age. Skeletal radiographies showed humeri and femora shortening and calcifications stippling on shoulders, hips and knees joints.