Young Child with Down's Syndrome
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An infant girl was diagnosed at birth as having Down's syndrome. Cytogenetic studies demonstrated a normal karyotype in the mother and trisomy 21 in the patient (Dr. E. Blank). In February 1963 the patient, aged 9 months, was admitted to the Children's Hospital, Sheffield, with acute laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis. At this time she was noted to have typical features of Down's syndrome (Fig. 1). Her course in hospital was uneventful and she was discharged after 7 days. She was readmitted in March 1966 at the age of 3 years and 10 months. On this occasion the presenting symptoms were pallor and constipation. The parents
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