Mermaid Syndrome

Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society

Md Abu Bakkar Siddique¹ 

[1] Department of Paediatric Medicine, Chittaranjan Seva Sadan College of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

关键词: Mermaid syndrome;    Sirenomelia;    Caudal regression;   

DOI  :  10.3126/jnps.v38i2.18802

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Nepal Paediatric Society

【 摘 要 】

We report a case of sirenomelia baby (Mermaid syndrome) born to a twenty three years old female at 37 weeks of gestation. Sirenomelia is characterized by fusion of the lower limbs with absent kidneys, absent external genitalia and other gastrointestinal defects. It results from the failure of normal vascular supply from the lower aorta in vitro, maternal Diabetes mellitus has been associated with caudal regression syndrome and sirenomelia.

【 授权许可】

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