Fryns et al. (1996) presented the clinical and radiologic findings in a newborn male with severe micromelic dwarfism, short neck, short and narrow upper thorax, and brachydactyly. At the age of 1 year, mental development was slightly retarded. ... Fryns et al. (1996) presented the clinical and radiologic findings in a newborn male with severe micromelic dwarfism, short neck, short and narrow upper thorax, and brachydactyly. At the age of 1 year, mental development was slightly retarded. Radiographically, severe vertebral segmentation defects and a generalized metaphyseal skeletal dysplasia were demonstrated. Fryns et al. (1996) suggested that this patient may represent a new type of micromelic spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia.