10 Cat's Cry Syndrome FAQs
Article Sources
- 1. ’Cri-du-chat syndrome.’ Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center. www.rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6213/cri-du-chat-syndrome
- 2. ’Cri du chat syndrome.’ Mount Sinai Hospital. mountsinai.org/health-library/diseases-conditions/cri-du-chat-syndrome
- 3. ’Cri du Chat syndrome.’ Raising Children. www.raisingchildren.net.au/guides/a-z-health-reference/cri-du-chat-syndrome
What Does Cri du Chat Syndrome Look Like?
At birth, the physical symptoms of cat's cry syndrome may include a small head size and low birth weight. As a child grows, facial characteristics may become noticeable, such as unusual-looking, low-set ears, a shortened space between the top lip and the nose and widely spaced eyes. Skin tags may appear on the face, which is round with full cheeks.
Less common physical signs are a downturned mouth, cleft lip or cleft palate and short fingers atop a palm with only one crease.1’Cri-du-chat syndrome.’ Genetic and Rare Disease Information Center. www.rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6213/cri-du-chat-syndrome
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