Keutel syndrome: A rare genetic syndrome characterized by narrowing of blood flow through the pulmonary artery, calcification of cartilage (such as in nose, ear, ribs) and short end bones on fingers and toes. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Keutel syndrome is available below.
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A syndrome of characteristic facies, hearing loss, pulmonic stenosis, brachytelephalangism, and calcification of the cartilage. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Keutel syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Keutel syndrome, or a subtype of Keutel syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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