Jarcho-Levin syndrome: Report on a long-term follow-up of an untreated patient

Jarcho-Levin syndrome is a genetically transmitted rare entity characterize d by multiple vertebral and rib anomalies. The multilevel skeletal involvem ent causes short stature, neck and thoracic cage deformities, and restricti ve lung disease that is usually the cause of early death. The authors descr ibe a 33-year follow-up of a patient with this syndrome who represents, to their best knowledge, the longest survival of a patient with this entity.