Benjamin syndrome
Medical condition
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Benjamin syndrome is a type of multiple congenital anomaly/intellectual disability syndrome. It is characterized by hypochromic anemia with intellectual disability and various craniofacial and other anomalies.[1] It can also include heart murmur, dental caries and splenic tumors.[2]
| Benjamin syndrome | |
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| Other names | Benjamin anemia |
It was first described in the medical literature in 1911.[3] Symptoms include megalocephaly, external ear deformities, dental caries, micromelia, hypoplastic bone deformities, hypogonadism, hypochromic anemia with occasional tumors, and intellectual disability.[4]
