Sirenomelia – a Case Report
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Mermaid baby also known as sirenomelia is a rare and usually lethal congenital abnormality with multisystem involvement. Characteristic feature consists of varying degrees of lower limb fusion which in severe form results in single lower limb with nondiscernible limb bones. We herein report a case of sirenomelia with variable malformation. Key-Words: Sirenomelia, Mermaid Syndrome
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Sirenomelia is a very rare anomaly with incidence rate of one in every 100000 births .With fused legs and other different anomalies that can't be alive more than few days after birth. Etiology of Sirenomelia is unknown , Maternal diabetes mellitus and embryonic exposure with teratogenic agents have been proposed as possible causative factors . We report a case of sir...
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