46,XY/48,XXY, +8 in a male with clinical and dermatoglyphic features of mosaic trisomy 8 syndrome.

A 15-year-old male was referred for management of scoliosis secondary to congenital vertebral anomalies. Cytogenetic analysis was performed because of multiple congenital malformations. The patient was found to have a mosaic 46,XY/48,XXY,+8 chromosome complement with the characteristic clinical and dermatoglyphic features of mosaic trisomy 8 syndrome.