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Angela E. Lin, MD
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, Pa

JAMA. 1989;262(3):349.

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To the Editor.—

May I suggest that the subject of the painting El Nino de Vallecas by Velázquez depicts achondroplasia rather than a hypothyroid cretin? Dr Dominguez¹ described the typical achondroplasia phenotype, consisting of short stature, megalocephaly, low nasal bridge with prominent forehead, frontal bossing, and short limbs. This well-recognized skeletal dysplasia has been the subject of various other paintings and sculptures.² The familiar Las Meninas also painted by Velázquez depicts a female member of the Spanish court. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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