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A four year old child has no hair and an enlarged head. his facial features seem normal. what could this be?
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Menke's disease????: X linked disorder of defective copper transport. Diagnosis made by low serum copper levels and ceruloplasmin levels. Babies typically with no hair, neurological deficit, developmental delay, prone to infection.
Answered 12/17/2012
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