Patterson syndrome
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Patterson syndrome, also called pseudoleprechaunism, is an extremely rare syndrome, first mistaken as Donohue syndrome (also known as leprechaunism).[citation needed]
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Other names | Pseudoleprechaunism syndrome, Patterson type |
Named after | Joseph Hanan Patterson |
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It is named for Dr. Joseph Hanan Patterson.[1] It was described by Patterson and Watkins in 1962.[2] The pathogenesis and cause of the Patterson syndrome was unknown until 1981.[3]