Benjamin syndrome | |
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Other names | Benjamin anemia |
Benjamin syndrome is a type of multiple congenital anomaly/ intellectual disability (MCA/MR) syndrome. It is characterized by hypochromic anemia with intellectual disability and various craniofacial and other anomalies. [1] It can also include heart murmur, dental caries and splenic tumors. [2]
It was first described in the medical literature in 1911. [3] Symptoms include megalocephaly, external ear deformities, dental caries, micromelia, hypoplastic bone deformities, hypogonadism, hypochromic anemia with occasional tumors, and intellectual disability. [4]
Benjamin syndrome | |
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Other names | Benjamin anemia |
Benjamin syndrome is a type of multiple congenital anomaly/ intellectual disability (MCA/MR) syndrome. It is characterized by hypochromic anemia with intellectual disability and various craniofacial and other anomalies. [1] It can also include heart murmur, dental caries and splenic tumors. [2]
It was first described in the medical literature in 1911. [3] Symptoms include megalocephaly, external ear deformities, dental caries, micromelia, hypoplastic bone deformities, hypogonadism, hypochromic anemia with occasional tumors, and intellectual disability. [4]