Arthrogryposis congenita multiple : clinical features of a case at the Panzi general referral hospital

Abstract

Introduction : Arthrogryposis congenital is a syndrome that exists from foetal life onwards, and its visible manifestations visible at birth may group together different malformations whose common feature common feature is the presence of multiple joint stiffness, either isolated or may be associated with visceral anomalies. The case presented in this study arthrogryposis multiple congenital (AMC) was associated a with micro penis , bilateral cryptorchidism and dysmorphia of the lumbar region in connection with dysraphia, constituting malformations less observed in this pathology which, this study provides the various clinical and paraclinical processes that led to the diagnosis of arthrogryposis multiple congenital in our context of limited environments and where the phenotype is rarely where the clinic guides the diagnosis, certain tests are available for management. As the diagnosis of arthrogryposis multiple congenital arthrogryposis requires multidisciplinary management, this case report recall that it is rare, but urological or spinal malformations can be observed of the spine in the context of arthrogryposis multiple congenital.