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Arteriovenous Malformation in Crouzon Syndrome: A Case Report

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  • 1. Department of Pediatrics, People's College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bhopal-462037

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Crouzon syndrome, a hereditary syndrome of craniofacial dysostosis, is a triad of skull deformities, facial anomalies
and exophthalmos . It accounts for approximately 4.8% of all cases of craniosynostosis with the prevalence of approximately
1 per 25,000 live births worldwide. This is a case of Crouzon syndrome with arteriovenous malformation over vertex which
has not been reported so for in the literature.

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