Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a very rare progressive disorder characterized by an appearance of accelerated aging in children (National Organization for Rare Disorders [NORD], 2000). Progeria is a Greek term meaning “prematurely old.” The classic type is Hutchinson- Gilford progeria syndrome, first described in England in 1886 by Jonathan Hutchinson and again in 1886 and 1904 by Hastings Gilford. Signs of progeria become visible from age 6 months to 1 year, after an apparently normal early infancy. Affected individuals seldom exceed the size of a healthy 5-year-old, although they have the appearance of 60-year-old adults by the time they are 10 years of age.