Mermaids are Real!! Sirenomelia: A Case of Mermaid Baby
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We report a case of sirenomelia baby (mermaid syndrome) born to a thirty years old female at 36 weeks of gestation. It is a rare syndrome in which there is fusion of lower limbs. Classification of caudal regression syndrome (CRS) from sirenomelia is still debated. According to some authors, this syndrome should be classified separately from caudal regression syndrome and is likely to be the result of an abnormality taking place during the fourth gestational week, causing developmental abnormalities in the lower extremities, pelvis, genitalia, urinary tract and digestive organs. Despite recent progress in pathology, the etiopathogenesis of sirenomelia is still debated. Case Report *Corresponding author: Dr Anupama Praveen Gupta, 203, Shyam Dham, C.A. Road, Babulban, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440008 Phone: +91 9422477887, 0712-2020809 E-mail: [email protected]
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