Unilateral Ectrodactyly in a Newborn with Trisomy 18 Syndrome: An Unusual Association
The case of a newborn male with trisomy 18 syndrome, having bilateral syndactyly, aplasia and hypoplasia of the foot digits, unilateral ectrodactyly of the left foot and a prominently dorsiflexed hallux, clenched hand with overlapping fingers and general hypertonia, is presented. There are only 5 ca...
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Published in | Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan Vol. 25; no. 8; pp. 619 - 620 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Pakistan
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
01.08.2015
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Summary: | The case of a newborn male with trisomy 18 syndrome, having bilateral syndactyly, aplasia and hypoplasia of the foot digits, unilateral ectrodactyly of the left foot and a prominently dorsiflexed hallux, clenched hand with overlapping fingers and general hypertonia, is presented. There are only 5 cases of trisomy 18 syndrome associated with ectrodactyly in the literature. We present a case of trisomy 18 syndrome with unilateral ectrodactyly of the left foot, which is an infrequent association. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1022-386X 1681-7168 |