Ramos Jeanette M, Davis Gregory J, Hunsaker John C, Balko M Gregory
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, 40536-0298, USA.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2009 Dec;5(4):313-7. doi: 10.1007/s12024-009-9128-2. Epub 2009 Nov 19.
Carpenter syndrome (Acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II) is a rare disorder characterized by acrocephaly, mental retardation, congenital heart disease, syndactyly, preaxial polydactyly, obesity, cryptorchidism, hypogenitalism, bony abnormalities, and umbilical hernia. We present a case of unexpected death of a 7-year-old boy with Carpenter Syndrome complicated by twin and premature birth as well as repaired congenital heart disease.