Abstract
We present a patient with failure to thrive and severe hypotonia, who was initially
suspected of having a neurometabolic disease but later diagnosed as Shwachman–Diamond
syndrome (SDS), which was genetically confirmed. SDS is a multisystemic disease, which
is characterized by exocrine pancreatic deficiency, bone marrow dysfunction with increased
risk for malignant transformation, and skeletal abnormalities. It should be included
in differential diagnosis of patients with failure to thrive and unexplained neurodevelopmental
delay with neutropenia.
Keywords
Shwachman–Diamond syndrome - hypotonia - SBDS gene - compound heterozygous