Weismann-Netter-Stuhl syndrome: first Brazilian case reports

Weismann-Netter-Stuhl syndrome was first described in 1954 and is defined b y an anterior curvature of the bones of the lower limbs, usually bilateral and symmetrical. Since its initial description, 82 cases were reported, inc luding only 14 pediatric patients. The authors report two cases of this syn drome. One patient was an adult who presented with almost all the character istic features of the disease. The second case was a 12-year-old girl who a lso presented with severe bone deformities of the upper limbs. Weismann-Net ter-Stuhl syndrome is probably more common than previously reported and mus t be included in the differential diagnosis of rickets/osteomatacia, congen ital syphilis and same cases of Paget's disease. (C) 2000 Editions scientif iques et medicales Elsevier SAS.