Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome: a case report in a Jordanian patient

Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome is a very rare syndrome that comprises the association of Pierre-Robin sequence with rhizomelia and characteristic x-ray findings. We report the first case diagnosed in a Jordanian newborn. This male newborn presented with cleft palate, micrognathia, glossoptosis, depressed nasal bridge, upturned nose, low set ears and rhizomelia. Radiographically, there was dumbbell appearance of the long bones of the limbs and coronal clefts of the vertebrae

frequency of iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait among children: experience at Prince Rashed Bin Alhassan military hospital

To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait among children attending the Pediatric Department at Prince Rashed Bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital in the North of Jordan. This hospital based study was conducted in the year 2008 on 1,012 children aged 6 months to 14 years who attended the Pediatric Department at Prince Rashed Bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital in North of Jordan using fully automated blood count of the mean corpuscular volume, serum ferritin level and high performance liquid chromography, or genotyping. None of the subjects included in the study had been on any hematinic in the previous six months, had infection in the past one month or had a chronic disease. The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia was defined as mean corpuscular volume

frequency of iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait among children: experience at Prince Rashed Bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital

To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait among children attending the Pediatric Department at Prince Rashed Bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital in the North of Jordan. This hospital based study was conducted in the year 2008 on 1,012 children aged 6 months to 14 years who attended the Pediatric Department at Prince Rashed Bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital in North of Jordan using fully automated blood cell counter for of the mean corpuscular volume, serum ferritin level and high performance liquid chromography, or genotyping. None of the subjects included in the study had been on any hematinic in the previous six months, had infection in the past one month or had a chronic disease. The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia was defined as mean corpuscular volume