Tetra-amelia with Lung Hypoplasia and Facial Clefts, Roberts-SC Syndrome: Report of Two Cases

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Journal Pediatr Surg Int

Specialties General Surgery
Pediatrics

Date 2010 Jul 14

PMID 20625748

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Authors

M Ragavan

Sarweswar Reddy

Chandramohan Kumar

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Abstract

Although limb anomalies are a common clinical problem, they are rarely studied. The spectrum of limb anomalies ranges from very mild disorders such as syndactyly to very severe forms such as absent limb (amelia). Tetra-amelia is a rare anomaly with complete or partial deficiency of all four limbs. It may be isolated or associated with other anomalies. Roberts-SC phocomelia syndrome comprises four limb deficiencies, lung hypoplasia, facial clefts and other anomalies. We describe two cases that presented to us.

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