Sirenomelia: The mermaid syndrome: Report of two cases
| Autor: | Setu Rathod, Sunil Kumar Samal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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mermaid syndrome
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Caudal regression syndrome Tobacco use business.industry Case Report Potter's facies General Medicine medicine.disease Fetal anomaly Anus General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology sirenomelia medicine.anatomical_structure Sirenomelia External genitalia medicine business Live birth Foot (unit) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Natural Science, Biology, and Medicine |
| ISSN: | 0976-9668 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0976-9668.149227 |
| Popis: | Sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome) is a rare congenital fetal anomaly with characteristic feature of complete or partial fusion of lower limbs. Although, this syndrome is incompatible with life due to the association of several congenital visceral abnormalities; however, there are few reports of surviving infants. Our first case was a live born, normally delivered at term by a 27-year-old third gravida of lower socioeconomic status with history of tobacco use. Examination of the baby revealed caudal dysgenesis having fusion of lower limbs, single leg with 1 foot and 5 toes. There was no identifiable external genitalia and anus. The second case was a 34 week, 1.6 kg preterm infant of unidentified sex born to a 28-year-old primigravida mother with overt diabetes mellitus. Incidentally, both the infants died few hours after birth and we report these cases due to their rarity and term live birth. |
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