TY  - JOUR
T1  - Velázquez' dwarfs: A profusion of diagnoses
AU  - Lin AE
Y1  - 1989/07/21
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1989.03430030037015
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 349
EP  - 349
VL  - 262
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.
SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1989.03430030037015
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1989.03430030037015
ER  -