Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1956;38:885-888.
© 1956 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The Status Bonnevie-Ullrich
Case Presentation
Antonio R. Ginorio M.D.1
1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, State University of Iowa, Iowa City
A patient with multiple deformities of ectodermal and mesodermal origin has been reported. The findings of pterygium of the neck, deformities of the extremities, hypoplasia of the mandible, retarded growth, lymphangiectatic oedema, cutis laxa, deformity of the ear, ocular hypertelorism, high-arched palate amid mushroom epiphyses are typical of the status Ullrich bilateralis. An additional finding, which differs from the usual description, was the hyperplasia of the mammary glands.