A Rare Syndrome with Congenital Cardiac Defect: Chondroectodermal Dysplasia (Ellis-van Creveld Syndrome)

Case histories of two children were presented with the diagnosis of a rarely seen congenital disease: chondroectodermal dysplasia (Ellis-van Creveld syndrome). Both cases had short stature, skeletal abnormalities, polydactyly, dysplastic nails and aberrant oral frenulum besides a cardiac defect.

Keywords: chondroectodermal dysplasia, Ellis-van Creveld syndrome