Aglossia-adactylia sequence and Moebius syndrome involvement
Ali Al Kaissi, Hatem Safi, Maher Ben Ghachem*, Lotfi Hendaoui**
Farid Ben Chehida*** *Service d’Orthopedie Infantile-Hopital d’Enfants
de Tunis,**Service de Radiologie-Hopital Monge Slim-Tunis, *** Centre de
Radiologie Ibn Zohr- Tunis
ABSTRACT
Adactylia and limb deficiencies are major congenital malformations can be resulted from
a long list of etiological factors, in our department the vast majority of these disorders are
genetically determined, and only a small fraction of it proved to be sporadic.
We report on a-9-months old male child with Aglossia- Adactylia sequence associated
with Moebius syndrome involvement, which in our patient is manifesting itself by left
facial nerve and bilateral abducens nerve palsies, total absent of the tongue and absent
digits of hands and feet respectively.
Correspondence: Dr. Ali Al Kaissi Consultant & Clinical Researcher Service d’orthopede infantile Hospital d’Enfants de Tunis Tel: +216 98 342 793 E-mail:
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