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Posted On : 13 Jan 2007

A 7 months old boy has a single palmar crease. I could not find any other anomaly. His milestones are normal till date. How should I follow him and what investigations are required?

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Answer Discussion :

sripriya

single palmar crease alone does not have significance. child need not be investigated further.

18 years ago

himavathy

keep check on milestones.i suspect child might have down's syndrome.karyotyping should be done to rule out chromosomal abnormality

18 years ago

puru

single palmar crease perse is not abnormal. it can ocur in normal persons and all down syndrome cases wont have single palmar crease.

18 years ago

iyad

He needs no special following

18 years ago

ramadevi

down'syndrome
ecg,cxr,echo,hearing assesment,neurological assessment

18 years ago

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