A Case of William’s Syndrome in a Ugandan Child
A Feasible Diagnosis Even in a Low-Resource Setting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15716845 |
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| Authors | Massimo Mapelli (0000-0001-9985-7407, University of Milan, corresponding author), Paola Zagni (Azienda Ospedaliera Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico), Valeria Calbi (0000-0003-3514-666X, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University), Aliku Twalib (Mulago Hospital), Roberto Ferrara (0000-0002-1991-3286, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori), Piergiuseppe Agostoni (0000-0002-8345-6382, University of Milan) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1192-1192 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children8121192 |
| PMID | 34943388 |
| OpenAlex | W4200032178 |
| Language | EN |
We present the first reported case of WS in Uganda. Cardiac echo and a characteristic clinical picture could be enough to exclude more common causes of heart failure (i.e., rheumatic heart disease) and to make the diagnosis even when specific genetic tests are not available
Abnormality · Cardiology · Cognition · Psychiatry · Stenosis · Supravalvular aortic stenosis · Williams syndrome · Medicine · Williams Syndrome Research · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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