Tattoo Syndrome?

[yankees35]

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I observed a patient today who was described as having tattoo syndrome (she is 3 years old)- I know that this is not the medical name, and I assumed that I would be able to look it up by this name; however, I have been unable to find any information on the condition.


Has anyone heard of this or know where I can find information?

 

[235788]

not on wikipedia? then it doesn't exist

 

[Druggernaut]

Were the parents trashy? It could be a joke diagnosis, like "incarceritis."

 

[kami333]

She acts like a lesbian in order to get attention?

t.A.T.u syndrome

 

[NNNComplex]

I observed a patient today who was described as having tattoo syndrome (she is 3 years old)- I know that this is not the medical name, and I assumed that I would be able to look it up by this name; however, I have been unable to find any information on the condition.


Has anyone heard of this or know where I can find information?

Wouldn't it make more sense to post this in the Allopathic/Residency forums?

 

[LifeTake2]

Symptoms?
Presentation?
History?

Since you know the name is not valid, some details might make it easier to help figure out what they were referring to.

 

[aSagacious]

Are you talking about vitiligo or port-wine stains?

 

[pkwraith]

When this thread is the third link on google for the phrase, you know you misheard it.

 

[whatbout2morrow]

Why are you asking this in the pre-medical forum?

 

[medstudent1113]

Never heard of it... unless the 3 year old was tattooed from head to toe, then I guess that's what "Tattoo Syndrome" is

 

[link2swim06]

never heard of it...but it sounds like something that would be on an hour long TLC documentary

 

[wcdoc]

Tattoo syndrome or Tattoo dysplasia: spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia-brachydactyly and distinctive speech (SED-BDS) clinically characterized by short stature with acral shortness, distinctive face, mild blepharophimosis, upslanted palpebral fissures, abundant eyebrows and eyelashes, thick and abundant hair and coarse voice; and radiologically by brachymetacarpalia, brachymetatarsalia and brachyphalangia of all fingers and toes, short and broad long bones with normal morphology and small pelvis

 

[Dral]

Wow!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17515304

Fantasy Island Syndrome? That is just not right.

For you youngins' just do a search for fantasy island+ tatoo.