Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized mainly by short stature, bowed long bones and permanent flexion of fingers. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome: Historically death usually occurs during the first years of life but more patients are surviving for longer if they are diagnosed and their condition monitored appropriately. Patients may survive to about 16 years. Death usually results from recurring severe fevers, and sometimes respiratory distress or apnea.
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Bone dysplasia with bowing of the long bones, short stature, respiratory distress, episodes of unexplained hyperthermia, and mild retardation. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome, or a subtype of Stuve-Wiedemann syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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