Lady with ‘lobster claw’ feet

Lobster claw leg.

His right leg was shorter than the left and ended in a conical stump. The foot had a well developed big toe and rudimentary second toe, and was located halfway up the lateral aspect ofthe leg (Fig. 1). The lateral three toes were absent. He could grasp the examiner’s two fingers firmly with this clawlike malformation and pick up a rubber ball 4 cm in diameter. His hips, femora, knees, left leg ...

Ectrodactyly or Lobster Claw Syndrome ,

Split-hand/split-foot malformation is a rare limb malformation with median clefts of the hands and feet and aplasia/hypoplasia of the phalanges, metacarpals and metatarsals. When present as an isolated anomaly, it is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant form We report a case of autosomal dominant inheritance and discuss the antenatal diagnosis, genetic counseling and treatment for the mal...

Recurrent flank pain from ‘lobster claw’

A 56-year-old woman with sickle-cell trait (hemoglobin electrophoresis with 53.5% hemoglobin A, 3.7% hemoglobin A2, 41.7% hemoglobin S and 1.1% hemoglobin F) was seen for recurrent episodes of ‘bilateral’ flank pain associated with gross hematuria and passage of cellular debris. These episodes had occurred on an infrequent basis for many years and seemed to be triggered by fasting. Her past med...

Lobster-claw hand: a manifestation of EEC syndrome.

The combination of ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip with or without cleft palate (EEC syndrome) is a rare type of congenital anomaly. It usually occurs as an autosomal-dominant trait or less commonly in a sporadic form. In this complex, multiple congenital anomaly syndrome, any of the three cardinal manifestations may present with variable expressions.

Congenital split foot (lobster claw) and triphalangeal thumb.