AND BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW*

The authors present a case of a 2-month-old infant affected by the recessive form of chondrodysplasia punctata, a rare condition radiologically characterized by severe proximal shortening and anomalous ossifi-cation (epiphyseal stippling) of the limbs. Clinical and radiological findings as well as main differential diag-noses are emphasized on the basis of data originating from a brief literature review