Aarskog syndrome.

Aarskog syndrome (facio-digital-genital syndrome) was first described in 1970 by Dagfm Aarskog' who presented seven males from one family with a growth disorder and associated anomalies. A year later Scott2 reported three brothers with similar features and since then there have been over 100 cases published.3A20 We are aware of 12 subjects with Aarskog syndrome living in the west of Scotland (population 1-6 million). However, owing to the benignnature ofthe condition, it is underdiagnosed and the true incidence must be higher than this.