BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME

Course overview

BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON OVERGROWTH SYNDROME. IT IS A GENETIC IMPRINTING DISORDER, AND IT CAN PRESENT AS A WIDE AND VARIED CLINICAL SPECTRUM WITH A PREDISPOSITION TO DEVELOPING TUMORS DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD. THUS, EARLY RECOGNITION OF THE CONDITION IN THE PRENATAL OR NEONATAL PERIOD IS CRITICAL FOR MONITORING AND TIMELY TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.