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Riley-Smith syndrome
Associated persons:
Harris D. Riley, Jr.
William R. Smith
Description:
A very rare disease combining macrocephaly, pseudopapilledema, and hemangiomata. Subcutaneous haemangioma may be present at birth or appear later in childhood. It is a familial syndrome, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait.
Bibliography:
- H. D. Riley, W. R. Smith:
Macrocephaly, pseudopapilledema and multiple hemangiomata. A previously undescribed heredofamilial syndrome.
Pediatrics, Evanston, Illinois, 1960, 26: 293-300.
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