Benjamin syndrome

For Harry Benjamin syndrome, see Transsexual § Terminological variance.

Benjamin syndrome is a type of multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation (MCA/MR) syndrome. It is characterized by hypochromic anemia with intellectual disability and various craniofacial and other anomalies.^[1] It can also include heart murmur, dental caries and splenic tumors.^[2]

Benjamin syndrome
Other names	Benjamin anemia

It was first described in the medical literature in 1911.^[3] Symptoms include megalocephaly, external ear deformities, dental caries, micromelia, hypoplastic bone deformities, hypogonadism, hypochromic anemia with occasional tumors, and intellectual disability.^[4]