Paediatric syndromes - ultimate challenge

use the features described to recall their names
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TIAs/strokes due to bilateral cerebral arterial disease, particularly in the circle of Willis [sporadic]
moyamoya
Neuropsychiatric + liver disease presentation due to copper build up [AR, ATP7B gene]
Wilson
cafe-au-lait spots, peripheral nerve sheath tumours, optic glioma, renal artery stenosis [AD]
Neurofibromatosis 1
vestibular shwannomas [AD]
Neurofibromatosis 2
Sphingolipidosis. Neurological symptoms inc cerebellar and basal ganglia dysfunction, gelastic cataplexy, hepatosplenomegaly [AR]
Niemann-Pick
non-syndromic genetic HL [AR, connexin 26 gap junction protein mutations]
GJB2
exercise-induced muscle fatigue and cramps, muscle hypertrophy, rhabdomyalysis, NO hepatomegaly or hypoglycaemia [AR, muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency]
GSD V (McArdle's)
Arm/hand abnormalities (e.g. forearm deformities) + CHD (e.g. ASD) [AD, TBX5 gene]
Holt-Oram
asymptomatic in children, blue skin/scleral pigmentation, dark urine, later arthritis, vascular heart disease, renal stones, hearing loss [AR]
Alkaptonuria
spastic paraplegia and liver dysfunction, raised ornithine, homocitrulline and urinary orotic acid [AR]
Ornithine transporter deficiency (Hyperornithinaemia hyperammonaemia homocitrullinaemia)
Progressive neurodegenerative disorder, onset at 2-4 years. Seizures esp myoclonic, visual problems, motor decline.
Late infantile ceroid lipofuscinosis
Dysmorphic features, high pitched cry, poor growth, developmental delay [5p deletion]
Cri-du-Chat
conductive hearing loss in up to 80% [Sporadic]
Down
coarse facial features, skeletal abnormalities, joint stiffness, abdominal hernias, developmental delay, cardiac abnormalities, cataracts [AR, alpha-L-iduronidase deficiency]
MPS II (Hurler)
retinal dystrophy + SNHL [AR]
Usher
thyroid dysmorphogenesis + congenital SNHL (high freqhency) [AR, SCL26A4 (a chloride/iodide transporter) mutations]
Pendred
hepatomegaly and cirrhosis, myopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy [AR, glycogen branching enzyme deficiency]
GSD IV (Andersen's)
Neonatal hypoglycaemia, macroglossia, hemihypertrophy, anterior abdominal wall defects, embryonal tumours. Frequent feeds + diazoxide to prevent hypos [Sporadic]
Beckwith-Widemann
Gangliosidosis. Progressive neurological condition. Motor regression, siezures, hearing loss. Retinal red spot. More common in Ashkenazi Jewish, Old Order Amish, Quebec French Canadian communities [AR, HEXA mutation]
Tay-Sachs
tumour suppressor gene mutation -> visceral cysts + tumours. Retinal, cerebellar, spinal haemangioblastomas, renal cell carcinoma, phaeochromocytoma, pancreatic tumours [AD]
Von Hippel-Lindau
Fanconi syndrome (proximal RTA + hypophosphataemia + glucosuria + proteinuria/aminoaciduria), faltering growth, hypophosphataemic rickets, polyuria/polydipsia, photophobia due to corneal accumulation, diabetes, thyroid, and neurological problems [AR, CTNS mutation]
Cystinosis
acidosis with ketosis, raised lactate, hyperammonaemia, neutropenia, part of blood spot [AR]
Isovaleric acidaemia
hypoglycaemia, hepatomegaly, faltering growth, hyperlipidaemia, myopathy [AR, glycogen debranching enzyme deficiency]
GSD III (Cori's)
initially asymptomatic with acute decompensation resulting in encephalopathy, classically bilateral subdurals; part of blood spot [AR]
Glutaric aciduria type 1
Sphingolipidosis. Pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, joint and bone pain, neurological symptoms, osteoporosis [AR]
Gaucher's
cardiomyopathy, muscle weakness, liver disease; very low total and free carnitine, no dicarboxylic aciduria [AR]
Carnitine transporter defect
neonatal hyperammonaemia, raised glutamine, low citrulline, raised urinary orotic acid [XR]
OTC deficiency
Craniosynastosis + syndactyly + hypertelorism, maxillary hypoplasia + cleft palate [AD]
Apert
liver disease, renal tubular acidosis; high total/free carnitine and low C16, 18, 18:1, no dicarboxylic aciduria [AR]
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency (CPT I)
Pancytopenia + pancreatic insufficiency + skeletal abnormalities + hepatomegaly [AR, SBDS mutation - ribosome abnormality]
Shwachman-Diamond
coarse facial features, skeletal abnormalities, joint stiffness, abdominal hernias, developmental delay, cardiac abnormalities [XR, iduronate-2-sulfatase deficiency]
MPS I (Hunter)
severe hypoglycaemia, hepatomegaly, faltering growth, hyperlipidaemia, lactic acidosis, hyperuricaemia [AR, glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency]
GSD I (von Gierke's)
nephritis + SNHL (high freqnecy) [XL, AD, AR]
Alport
port-wine stain, LD, seizures, hemiparesis, glaucoma [Sporadic]
Sturge-Weber
neonatal hyperammonaemia, raised glutamine, low citrulline, normal urinary orotic acid, can be managed with carbaglumic acid [AR]
N-acetylglutamate synthase deficiency
Developmental regression, acquired microcephaly, repetitive hand movements. [XD, MECP2 mutation]
Rett
acidosis with ketosis, raised lactate, hyperammonaemia, neutropenia, extrapyramidal signs, cardiomyopaty, x1 raised organic acid in urine [AR]
Propionic acidaemia
spastic paraplegia and developmental delay, raised arginine and urinary orotic acid, can be treated with degzilarginase artificial enzyme [AR]
Arginase 1 deficiency (Arginaemia)
cardiomyopathy, liver disease, hepatomegaly, sudden death in infancy, late-onset rhabdomyalisis [AR]
VLCADD
posterior fossa malformations, haemangiomas, arterial lesions, cardiac abmormalities e.g. coarctation of the aorta, eye abnormalities, sternal cleft
PHACES
Thrombocytoenia (-> haemorrhagic complications in the newborn) + absent radii + facial dysmorphism + lower limb anomalies + cow's milk intolerance [AR, RBM8A]
Thrombocytopenia absent radii (TAR)
pigmentary anomalies of hair/skin/eyes + HL [AD]
Waardenburg
Pulmonary hypoplasia + low set ears, flat nasal bridge + contractures + clubbed feet [various causes of oligohydramnios]
Potter sequence
Copper metabolism. Progressive neurodegeneration and seizures. Rosy cheeks and friable hair. Low serum copper [XR]
Menke's
fair skin, microcephaly and progressive cognitive impairment, part of blood spot [AR]
Phenylketonuria
Autonomic dysfunction (poor suck/swallow, temperature regulation, vomiting) + peripheral sensory neuropathy + decreased taste due to absence of fungiform papillae + absence of tears [AR]
Riley-Day
Pancytopenia + short stature + microcephaly + cafe-au-lait sots + upper limb abnormalities + renal anomalies (e.g. horseshoe kidney) [AR, FA/BRCA pathway mutations]
Fanconi's anaemia
hepatic and renal failure [AR]
Tyrosinaemia
severe cardiomyopathy, arrythmias, liver diseasae; low total carnitine, may have dicarboxylic aciduria [AR]
Carnitine translocase deficiency
Reye-like progressive crisis after 8-16 hours of fasting; hypoketotic hypoglycaemia; dicarboxylic aciduria [AR]
MCADD
lysosomal sotrage defect resulting in AA accumulation, Fanconi syndrome (proximal RTA + hypophosphataemia + glucosuria + proteinuria/aminoaciduria), faltering growth, hypophosphataemic rickets, polyuria/polydipsia, photophobia due to corneal accumulation, diabetes, thyroid, and neurological problems [AR, CTNS mutation]
Cystinosis
ash leaf macules, Shagreen patches, LD, epilepsy inc infantile spasms, cardiac rhabdomyomas, renal angiomyolipomas [AD]
Tuberous sclerosis
Eczema + immunodeficiency + thrombocytopenia [XR]
Wiskott-Aldrich
AA reabsorption defect: renal stones (hexagonal), diagnosed with sodium cyanide nitroprusside test and managed with alkalinisation of urine and penicillamine chellation [AR]
Cystinuria
Anaemia + short stature + thumb and craniofacial abnormalities - presents in infancy [AD or sporadic, ribosomal genes]
Diamond-Blackfan
acidosis with ketosis, raised lactate, hyperammonaemia, neutropenia, extrapyramidal signs, cardiomyopaty, renal failure, x2 raised organic acids in urine [AR]
Methylmalonic acidaemia
long QT syndrome + congenital SNHL [AD, KCNQ1/KCNE1 (potassium channels) mutations]
Jervell-Lange-Nielsen
coloboma, heart defects, choanal atresia, developmental delay, genital hyoplasia, absent semicircular canals + VIIIth nerve hypoplasia [AD]
CHARGE
neonatal hyperammonaemia, raised citrulline, raised urinary orotic acid [AR]
ASS deficiency (Citrullinaemia I)
Hemihypertrophy of the bone or soft tissues associated with an overlying port-wine stain. If AVM present then *-Weber syndrome
Klippel-Trenaunay
neonatal hyperammonaemia, raised citrulline, raised urinary orotic acid and ASA [AR]
ASL deficiency (Arginosuccinaemic aciduria)
Neuropathic pain esp in the limbs + angiokeratomas + corneal opacities + early strokes + CKD + hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [XR]
Fabry
Congenital nephropathy + Wilm's tumour + intersex
Denys-Drash
Cerebellar dysfunction (ataxia from age 1-2, progressive deterioration around 8-12) + immunodeficiency (humoral) + later telangectasia [AR]
Ataxia telangectasia
marfanoid body habitus, eye problems inc lens dislocation, VTE/strokes, learning difficulties, part of blood spot except for a B6-responsive subtype [AR]
Homocystinuria
encephalopathy, seizures, cerebral oedema, acidosis with ketosis, raised branch chain amino acids, part of blood spot [AR]
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
coarse facial features, macroglossia, hypotonia, HOCM [AR, alpha-glucosidase deficiency]
GSD II (Pompe)
Developmental abnormality of midline brain structures. Optic nerve hypoplasia (-> congenital blindness), hypopituitarism, absent septum pellucidum. Roving eye movements in infant (rotatory nystagmus).
Septo-optic dysplasia
Dysarthria, abnormal movements, anaemia. Malabsorption, failure to thrive, visual problems including retinitis pigmentosa. Acanthocytes on blood film [AR]
Abetalipoproteinaemia
cariomyopathy, liver disease, hypotonia, neuropathy, retinopathy, late-onset rhabdomyalisis; associated with maternal steatosis or HELLP syndrome; dicarboxyclic aciduria [AR]
LCADD
Hypotonia, lethargy, coma, seizures, choreas [AR]
Non-ketotic hyperglycinaemia
Oculocerebrorenal dystrophy. Congenital cataracts, glaucoma, bupthalmos. Hypotonia, hyporeflexia. Progressive intellectual disability. Fanconi syndrome. Rickets and pathological fractures [XR]
Lowe
cardiomyopathy, liver disease; low total carnitine and no/non-specific dicarboxylic aciduria [AR]
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency (CPT II)
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