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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

The diagnosis of Down syndrome should be suspected in pre-natal assessment of fetuses on ultrasound examination. Second quad screen showing decreased alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) should raise the suspicion of fetal chromosomal abnormlaity. Pre-natal differentials of low AFP include Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome and Patau syndrome. In the newborn, Down syndrome should be differentiated from other congenital conditions presenting with hypotonia, poor feeding, poor growth and dysmorphic facial features. The differentials include isolated hypotonia, congenital hypothyroidism and Zellweger syndrome.

Differential Diagnosis

Pre-natal differentials

The diagnosis of Down syndrome should be suspected in pre-natal assessment of fetuses on ultrasound examination during first trimester of pregnancy. Second trimester quad screen showing decreased alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) should raise the suspicion of fetal chromosomal abnormlaity. The following are the differential diagnosis of decreased AFP levels during a first trimester quad screen:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Fetal chromosomal abnormality Quad screen results Pregnancy associated protein-A (PAPP-A)
Alfa-fetoprotein (AFP) Beta human chorionic gonadotrpin (B-hCG) Estriol Inhibin A
Down syndrome (trisomy 21) ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓
Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ or normal ↓
Patau syndrome (trisomy 13) ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

Differentials in newborns and children

In the newborns and children, Down syndrome should be differentiated from other congenital conditions presenting with hypotonia, poor feeding, poor growth and dysmorphic facial features. The differentials include the following:[8][9][10][11][12][12][13]


Congenital condition Physical examination Karyotype examination Echocardiography
Hypotonia Poor feeding Poor growth Dysmorphic features (simian crease) Single palmar crease Epicanthal folds Flat occiput and face Seizures Dry skin Ophtalmologic examination Abundant neck skin Gap between first and second fingers (sandal gap) Protruding tongue Downward turned mouth Almond eyes Round face
Down syndrome + + + + + + + + - + Increased + + + +
  • Meiotic error:
    • 47,XX, +21 or 47, XY, +21 (meiotic I error leads to heterodisomy whereas meiotic II error leads to isodisomy)
  • Robertsonian translocation:
    • 46, XX, -14, +t(14q;21q) etc.
Congenital hypothroidism + + + + - - - + + - - + - - -
  • 46, XX or 46, XY
Zellwegger syndrome + + + + + + + + - - - - - - -
  • 46, XX or 46, XY
Isolated hypotonia + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  • 46, XX or 46, XY

Down syndrome must be differentiated from other similar conditions which lead to multiple endocrine disorders such as autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, POEMS syndrome, Hirata syndrome, Kearns–Sayre syndrome and Wolfram syndromes.[14][15][16][17][18]

Disease Addison's disease Type 1 diabetes mellitus Hypothyroidism Other disorders present
APS type 1 + Less common Less common Hypoparathyroidism
Candidiasis
Hypogonadism
APS type 2 + + + Hypogonadism
Malabsorption
APS type 3 - + + Malabsorption
Thymoma + - + Myasthenia gravis
Cushing syndrome
Chromosomal abnormalities
(Turner syndrome,
Down's syndrome) 		- + + Cardiac dysfunction
Kearns–Sayre syndrome - + - Myopathy
Hypoparathyroidism
Hypogonadism
Wolfram syndrome - + - Diabetes insipidus
Optic atrophy
Deafness
POEMS syndrome - + - Polyneuropathy
Hypogonadism
Plasma cell dyscrasias

References

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  2. ↑ Yazdani S, Rouholahnejad R, Asnafi N, Sharbatdaran M, Zakershob M, Bouzari Z (2015). "Correlation of pregnancy outcome with quadruple screening test at second trimester". Med J Islam Repub Iran. 29: 281. PMC 4764288. PMID 26913244.
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  9. ↑ Kurtul BE, Ozer PA, Kabatas EU, Gürkan A, Aycan Z (2016). "Ophthalmic Manifestations in Children With Congenital Hypothyroidism". J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 53 (1): 29–34. doi:10.3928/01913913-20160113-06. PMID 26836000.
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  11. ↑ Ozturk, Banu T; Kerimoglu, Hurkan; Dikbas, Oguz; Pekel, Hamiyet; Gonen, Mustafa S (2009). "Ocular changes in primary hypothyroidism". BMC Research Notes. 2 (1): 266. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-2-266. ISSN 1756-0500.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lee PR, Raymond GV (May 2013). "Child neurology: Zellweger syndrome". Neurology. 80 (20): e207–10. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182929f8e. PMC 3908348. PMID 23671347.
  13. ↑ Klouwer FC, Berendse K, Ferdinandusse S, Wanders RJ, Engelen M, Poll-The BT (December 2015). "Zellweger spectrum disorders: clinical overview and management approach". Orphanet J Rare Dis. 10: 151. doi:10.1186/s13023-015-0368-9. PMC 4666198. PMID 26627182.
  14. ↑ Sherer Y, Bardayan Y, Shoenfeld Y (1997). "Thymoma, thymic hyperplasia, thymectomy and autoimmune diseases (Review)". Int. J. Oncol. 10 (5): 939–43. PMID 21533467.
  15. ↑ Nozza, Andrea (2017). "POEMS SYNDROME: AN UPDATE". Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. 9 (1): e2017051. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2017.051. ISSN 2035-3006.
  16. ↑ Maceluch JA, Niedziela M (2006). "The clinical diagnosis and molecular genetics of kearns-sayre syndrome: a complex mitochondrial encephalomyopathy". Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 4 (2): 117–37. PMID 17342029.
  17. ↑ Rigoli L, Di Bella C (2012). "Wolfram syndrome 1 and Wolfram syndrome 2". Curr. Opin. Pediatr. 24 (4): 512–7. doi:10.1097/MOP.0b013e328354ccdf. PMID 22790102.
  18. ↑ Husebye, Eystein S.; Anderson, Mark S. (2010). "Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes: Clues to Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis". Immunity. 32 (4): 479–487. doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2010.03.016. ISSN 1074-7613.
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