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Stippled epiphyses in fetal alcohol syndrome

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We report on punctate epiphyseal calcifications (stippled epiphyses) in the fetal alcohol syndrome and present the differential diagnosis of chondrodysplasia punctata. A literature survey shows that epiphyseal calcifications accompanying alcoholic embryopathy are regularly located in the lower limbs and rarely found in the upper extremities.

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  1. Institut für Klinische Strahlenkunde, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, D-6500, Mainz, FRG

    A. Leicher-Düber

  2. Kinderklinik, Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, D-6500, Mainz, FRG

    R. Schumacher & J. Spranger

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Leicher-Düber, A., Schumacher, R. & Spranger, J. Stippled epiphyses in fetal alcohol syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 20, 369–370 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013185

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