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Here we report a black girl who presented with bilateral broad thumbs and great toes, both with angulation deformities at birth. Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (OMIM No. 180849) was considered initially. The detection of inclusion bodies in her white blood cells at 37 months of age led to the appropriate diagnostic workups for lysosomal storage diseases. Elevation of urine mucopolysaccharides provided additional clues, and the fibroblast enzyme assays finally established the diagnosis. 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