A Rare Cause of Respiratory Failure in a Newborn: Jeune Syndrome
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A Rare Cause of Respiratory Failure in a Newborn: Jeune Syndrome

Thorac Res Pract 2013;14(4):161-163 DOI: 10.5152/ttd.2013.36
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Abstract

Jeune syndrome, also known as asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, is a rare autosomal recessive skeletal dysplasia with multiorgan involvement. Clinically, Jeune syndrome is characterised by a bell-shaped, narrow chest and variable limb shortness. Most of the children suffering from this syndrome present with severe respiratory failure during the early infancy period. Here we report a neonate with serious postnatal respiratory insufficiency who was diagnosed with Jeune syndrome. Since intermarriage is frequent in Turkey, when a newborn with respiratory failure has a bell-shaped, narrow chest and variable limb shortness, Jeune syndrome should be considered.

Keywords: Jeune syndrome, asphyxiating thoracic dystrophy, newborn