Congenital absence of the abdominal muscles

Congenital Absence of the Abdominal Muscles

The syndrome of congenital absence of the abdominal muscles associated with other abnormalities, chiefly of the genito-urinary tract, has received little attention in this country. Housden in 1934 reviewed 33 cases reported up to that time and added a further case of his own. Hill's (1947) case does not appear to have been a true example of this condition as there was a large defect of the ante...

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Congenital absence of the abdominal muscles.

In the most recent, authoritative, British text-book of diseases of infancy and childhood10, congenital absence of the abdominal muscles is dismissed in the following words:' Congenital absence of the abdominal muscles has also been recorded. In the case illustrated, the leathery, wrinkled appearance of the skin is seen. On palpation, the abdomen felt like a soft bag. The infant was extremely c...

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Congenital absence of the pectoral muscles.

The four patients described in this paper exhibit congenital absence of the pectoral muscles in varying degree, and illustrate many points of interest. Three of them were observed during routine and special medical examinations of approximately 15,000 elementary school children, and one was a pre-school child in hospital: it is interesting to note that Scheslinger, according to Rector', discove...

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