Tetraamelia associated with a syrinx: fortuitous association or clue?
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Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates
Published on: February 15, 2016
Abstract:
We report a male infant born at 43 weeks of gestation with tetraamelia. The upper limbs consisted of the presence of very short stumps containing a single bone. The lower limbs were totally absent. There were also a facial hemangioma, mild micrognathia, testis ectopia and osseous malformations. A magnetic resonance imaging exam showed no significant abnormality of the brain but disclosed a cervico-dorso-lumbar syringomyelic cord without any other associated spinal malformation. Teratogenic as well as genetic causes are discussed.
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