Patient 4 is a 6-year-old boy, born to non-consanguineous parents at term by vaginal delivery with birth weight of 2.2 kg (−2 to −3 SD). He cried immediately after birth. He had one healthy elder brother. He was referred for evaluation with bilateral clubfeet, bilateral elbow and knee dislocations noted at birth. He achieved head holding at 5 months, roll over at 8 months, sitting at 9 months, standing at 13 months, walking with support at 15 months, and walking without support at 2 years.\nAt 6 years, his height was 110 cm and weight 22 kg (both normal for age). He had prominent forehead, mid face hypoplasia, telecanthus, downslanting palpebral fissures, and long philtrum (Fig. ). He had long cylindrical fingers with broad fingertips (Fig. ), and mild joint laxity. He also had bilateral elbow and knee dislocation and clubfeet (Fig. ). He had flexion deformity at bilateral elbow with pterygium over cubital fossa (Fig. ). Bilateral hip and wrist joints were normal. Skin, hair, and nails were normal.\nHe had normal cervical spine (Fig. ). Bilateral double ossification of calcaneum (Fig. ), bilateral elbow (Fig. and ) and knee dislocations (Fig. ), and bilateral metatarsus adductus (Fig. ) were noted. Radiographs of hip and thoracolumbar spine were unremarkable (Fig. ). Radiographs at 4 years, 5 years and 6 years of age revealed delayed carpal ossification (Fig. ) and showed abnormal distal phalanx of thumbs and small distal phalanges (Fig. ). Echocardiography was normal. His complete blood count, serum calcium, serum phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase, thyroid profile, and complete urine analysis were unremarkable.
Patient III:2 was a 40-year-old woman and the monozygotic twin sister of III:3. Patient III:2 presented with moderate myopia and underwent retinal surgeries at the age of 18 (OD) and 33 (OS) for retinal detachment (OD) and epiretinal membrane and large retinal tears (OS). Subsequently, she was treated with extensive peripheral prophylactic photocoagulation. She underwent cataract extractions bilaterally at the age of 37 (OS) and 38 (OD). Fundus examination revealed bilateral radial lattice degeneration and bilateral vitreous syneresis. She had no history of systemic manifestations.