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Published on: December 11, 2013
Lower extremity counterpart of the Poland syndrome
1Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche e dell'Adolescenza, Università di Torino, Italy. silengo@pediatria.unito.it
Abstract:
Below-the-knee right leg hypoplasia and ipsilateral toe brachysyndactyly were observed in a 4-year-old female with an otherwise normal phenotype. Electromyographic and nerve conduction studies were normal. The Doppler evaluation was consistent with a 50% reduction in the blood supply from the femoral artery, suggesting vascular disruption as the pathogenic mechanism. Our observations support the hypothesis that a lower extremity counterpart of the Poland syndrome does exist and that the extent of limb involvement is dependent on the level of vascular disruption.
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