Fibular dimelia and mirror polydactyly of the foot in a girl presenting additional features of the VACTERL association

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Pricila Bernardi¹  Carla Graziadio¹  Rafael Fabiano Machado Rosa¹  Juliana Nunes Pfeil¹  Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen¹  Giorgio Adriano Paskulin¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

关键词: Polydactyly;    Tibia;    Lower extremity deformities;    congenital;    Upper extremity deformities;    congenital;    Misoprostol;    Polidactilia;    Tíbia;    Deformidades congênitas das extremidades inferiores;    Deformidades congênitas das extremidades superiores;    Misoprostol;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31802010000200011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

CONTEXT: The association between fibular dimelia and mirror polydactyly of the foot is considered to be a very rare lower-limb abnormality. On the other hand, VACTERL is an acronym for a nonrandom association of congenital anomalies for which the etiology is still poorly understood. CASE REPORT: The patient was a seven-month-old white girl whose mother had used misoprostol in the second month of pregnancy to induce abortion. On clinical evaluation, she was small for her age and presented hypotonia, anteverted nares, long philtrum and carp-like mouth. Her left hand had a reduction defect, with absence of the extremities of the second, third and fifth fingers and camptodactyly of the fourth finger. The ipsilateral lower limb presented significant shortening, especially rhizomelic shortening. Her left foot had a mirror configuration with seven toes and no identifiable hallux. The pelvis was hypoplastic. Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula and imperforate anus were detected during the neonatal period. Abdominal ultrasound identified agenesis of the right kidney and left pyelocaliceal duplication. Radiographic evaluation on the left side showed iliac and femoral hypoplasia, absence of the tibia with a duplicated fibula and seven metatarsals and toes with no identifiable hallux on the foot. Echocardiography demonstrated an atrial septal defect. Based on the literature, we believe that the spectrum of malformations presented by our patient may be related to the vascular disruptive effect of the misoprostol. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that this association might simply be a coincidence.

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