Short Foot Length: A Diagnostic Pointer for Harlequin Ichthyosis

• Published in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine Vol. 23; no. 12; pp. 1653 - 1657
• Main Authors: Suresh, Seshadri, Vijayalakshmi, Raja, Indrani, Suresh, Lata, Murlidharan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Am inst Ulrrasound Med 01.12.2004
• Subjects: Adult; Fatal Outcome; Female; Femur - embryology; Foot - diagnostic imaging; Foot - embryology; Humans; Ichthyosis, Lamellar - diagnostic imaging; Ichthyosis, Lamellar - embryology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Trimester, Second; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Ultrasonography, Prenatal

Among the fetal skin disorders, harlequin ichthyosis is the one that has specific sonographic features in the antenatal period. A few cases of antenatal diagnosis of harlequin ichthyosis with typical facial features of ectropion and eclabium have been described. The manifestation of the phenotype is...