Cockayne syndrome: Report of a case

Abstract

Cockayne syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder first described by Cockayne in 1936 as a syndrome of “dwarfism with retinal atrophy and deafness”.
We reported a typical case of this syndrome in a 12-year-old boy, with a review of the world literature.
The oral and maxillo-facial examinations revealed well-developed frontal sinus and mastoid air cells, and abnormality of roots of first molars.
These findings seemd to be previously described in the literature.