Rare association of Klippel-Feil syndrome with situs inversus totalis and review of the genetic background

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 May 12;14(5):e241906. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241906.

Abstract

Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a rare congenital anomaly in forming the cervical vertebrae resulting in the fusion of two or more of the vertebrae. KFS is associated with many congenital anomalies, some of which are common and well known. Here, we report a child with an extremely rare association of KFS with situs inversus totalis (SIT). Both KFS and SIT are genetically heterogeneous and their co-occurrence suggests a high possibility of sharing the same underlying causative agent. Here, we review the genetic background that is known for these two conditions in the literature.

Keywords: developmental paediatrocs; genetics; orthopaedics; paediatrics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Child
  • Dextrocardia* / diagnostic imaging
  • Dextrocardia* / genetics
  • Genetic Background
  • Humans
  • Klippel-Feil Syndrome* / complications
  • Klippel-Feil Syndrome* / diagnostic imaging
  • Klippel-Feil Syndrome* / genetics
  • Radiography
  • Situs Inversus* / complications
  • Situs Inversus* / genetics