A case of acheiria

Congenital limb anomalies are rare. Acheiria is a congenital limb abnormality that presents as an absence of the hand and it is often diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography. Herein we present a case of an 11-year-old female patient with acheiria. This case stresses on further studying the relationshi...

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Published inRadiology case reports Vol. 17; no. 12; pp. 4710 - 4712
Main Authors Al-Smair, Ali, Jaber, Abdel Rahman M., Abu-Suailiek, Mohammad H., Al-Awad, Taghleb, Saadeh, Ahmad
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.12.2022
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Summary:Congenital limb anomalies are rare. Acheiria is a congenital limb abnormality that presents as an absence of the hand and it is often diagnosed by prenatal ultrasonography. Herein we present a case of an 11-year-old female patient with acheiria. This case stresses on further studying the relationship between advanced pregnancy age, drugs or herb use during pregnancy and acheiria.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.09.023