Sirenomelia or 'mermaid syndrome': an extremely rare case in Indonesiasia

Autor:	Qodri Santosa, Setya Dian Kartika, Irwan Nuryadin, Alfi Muntafiah
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	case report congenital anomaly lethal lower limb fusion mermaid syndrome sirenomelia Medicine Pediatrics RJ1-570
Zdroj:	Paediatrica Indonesiana, Vol 63, Iss 1, Pp 45-50 (2023)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0030-9311 2338-476X
DOI:	10.14238/pi63.1.2023.45-50
Popis:	Sirenomelia, also known as mermaid syndrome, is a very rare lethal congenital disorder with multisystem malformations, characterized by fusion of the lower limbs. Here we report a preterm neonate with fusion of the lower limbs. The baby was born by cesarean section to a 27-year-old primigravida mother at 35 weeks and 3 days’ gestation. There was no maternal history of hypertension, heart disease, asthma, or diabetes mellitus. At birth, the infant did not cry, had weak tone, a heart rate (HR) of
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