A 3-month-old child died of pneumonia. A macroscopical investigation revealed upward slant of palpebral fissures of the eyes, a sinking down dorsum of nose, dolichouranic, a low locating of small auricles. An autopsy revealed a defect of a heart and the main vessels development. A genetic study showed a chromosome 21 trisomy. What of the listed diagnoses is the most likely?

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

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A 3-month-old child died of pneumonia. A macroscopical investigation revealed upward slant of palpebral fissures of the eyes, a sinking down dorsum of nose, dolichouranic, a low locating of small auricles. An autopsy revealed a defect of a heart and the main vessels’ development. A genetic study showed a chromosome 21 trisomy. What of the listed diagnoses is the most likely?

A	Down’s syndrome
B	Patau’s syndrome
C	Shereshevsky-Turner’s syndrome (gonadal dysgenesis)
D	Edwards’ syndrome

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GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY