Avery

March 16 2001

 
 
Signs & Symptoms
 
Build / Stature
- Low birth weight at full term - 4lbs, 5 ounces
- Continues to be very small - 10lbs at 6 months old
Head

- Misshapen skull
- Microcephaly (though head size is in proportion to body size)

Face

- Small, somewhat recessed chin

Ears

- Low set ears

Eyes

- Clogged tear ducts
- Flattened supraorbital ridges (flat browbone)
- Downslanting palpebral fissures (downslanting eyes)

Nose
- Small, upturned nose
Mouth
- Small mouth
- Long, smooth philtrum
Hair
- Abundant scalp hair, but very light and very sparse eyebrows and eyelashes
- Three hair whorls
Nail
- Hypoplastic toenails
Neck
- Short neck
Pelvis
- Narrow pelvis
Abdominal
- Hypoplastic nipples (very small and faint)
Upper Limb
- Tapered fingers
- Clinodactyl of 4th and 5th fingers on both hands
Lower Limb
- Very small feet
- Hip dislocation/hip dysplasia
- Bilateral clubfoot (now corrected)
Urinary Tract / Renal Function
- Multicystic dysplastic right kidney
- Kidney reflux  - left kidney
Cardiac
- Atrial septal defect (ASD)
- Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Misc
- Despite all of her problems, she eats well, sleeps well, and is a happy baby.  She has met all of her developmental milestones so far.
- Everything on her right side is more severely affected...her hip is worse, her right clubfoot is worse, her right kidney is worse than the left

Contact: Janelle mom to Avery janelle529@hotmail.com

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