Cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome: long term follow-up of a patient and review of the literature

The cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome is a rare disorder, and most afflicted infants die during the first few months of life. The pertinent features of the syndrome are reviewed, and a hitherto undescribed finding in the pelvis is described. A case is reported in which vigorous treatment permitted survival. Serial roentgenograms subsequently demonstrated a progressive diminution of the characteristic posterior rib-gap defects.