We describe a a-year-old girl with clinical and radiological findings
of Burton skeletal dysplasia, This rare disorder shows some similariti
es to Kniest dysplasia, Short stature, joint stiffness, microstomia, a
nd pursed lips are characteristic clinical findings. Platyspondyly wit
h cervical kyphosis, but no coronal clefts, and bowing of the long bon
es are distinctive radiographic findings. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.