Tale of a mermaid

Digital Necrosis: A Hoarder’s Tale

A Monster Resembling a Mermaid (Sea-Nymph)

Sir,?On 6th October morning, I was called upon to see an infant bom at 9 a.m. the same day. The infant's body was normal down to the pelvis; but both the lower extremities from the hip joint down to the feet -were joined. There was no big joint visible below the pelvis. This whole structure was slightly bent with concavity at its dorsum. All the ten toes ^ere normal and presented the appearance...

Sirenomelia: the Mermaid Syndrome

Sirenomelia (the Mermaid Syndrome) is a rare and lethal congenital anomaly with an incidence of one in 100,000 of normal pregnancies. It is an extremely rare set of birth defects, which can vary in expression. The condition gets its name from one of the defects present, which is a fusing of the legs. The fused nature of the legs has been compared to a mermaid in appearance, hence the name. The ...

Neonatal mermaid syndrome-Sirenomelia

Sirenomelia is an uncommon congenital malformation. We describe a newborn with clinical features of sirenomelia with fused lower limbs, anal atresia, bilateral renal agenesis and a single umbilical artery.

Mermaid syndrome with amniotic band disruption.

An association of Amniotic Band Disruption Sequence and Mermaid Syndrome in a newborn having multiple congenital anomalies is being reported. The newborn had aberrant string like tissues attached to the amputed fingers and toes. Adhesions of amniotic bands had disrupted the fetal parts especially anteriorly in the midline, causing multiple anomalies. Apart from these features of Amniotic Band D...