Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature

Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature

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Sirenomelia is a rare anomaly of caudal region of the body presented with fusion of lower limbs in which Genito-urinary, Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular and Neural tube anomalies are found in most cases. We introduce a case of severe oligohydramnios, which had characteristic aspects of Sirenomelia...

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Main Authors: Anahita Nosrati, Farshad Naghshvar, Zhila Torabizadeh, Omid Emadian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatrics Review
Subjects:
Sirenomelia; Mermaid syndrome; Oligohydramnios; Dextrocardia
Online Access:http://jpediatricsreview.com/en/articles/2502.html
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spelling doaj-2a15adfc9a93471ab5a0db69c08747692020-11-24T21:28:31ZengMazandaran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Pediatrics Review2322-43982322-44012013-01-011111Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literatureAnahita Nosrati0Farshad Naghshvar1Zhila Torabizadeh2Omid Emadian3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranSirenomelia is a rare anomaly of caudal region of the body presented with fusion of lower limbs in which Genito-urinary, Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular and Neural tube anomalies are found in most cases. We introduce a case of severe oligohydramnios, which had characteristic aspects of Sirenomelia at the time of delivery and review the pertinent articles. All in all it is our aim to present another case of sirenomelia to add to existing knowledge and data about the condition in order to make an earlier diagnosis and put an end to pregnancy safely in advance.http://jpediatricsreview.com/en/articles/2502.htmlSirenomelia; Mermaid syndrome; Oligohydramnios; Dextrocardia
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author Anahita Nosrati
Farshad Naghshvar
Zhila Torabizadeh
Omid Emadian
spellingShingle Anahita Nosrati
Farshad Naghshvar
Zhila Torabizadeh
Omid Emadian
Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature
Journal of Pediatrics Review
Sirenomelia; Mermaid syndrome; Oligohydramnios; Dextrocardia
author_facet Anahita Nosrati
Farshad Naghshvar
Zhila Torabizadeh
Omid Emadian
author_sort Anahita Nosrati
title Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature
title_short Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature
title_full Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Mermaid syndrome, Sirenomelia: A case report and review of literature
title_sort mermaid syndrome, sirenomelia: a case report and review of literature
publisher Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Pediatrics Review
issn 2322-4398
2322-4401
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Sirenomelia is a rare anomaly of caudal region of the body presented with fusion of lower limbs in which Genito-urinary, Gastrointestinal, Cardiovascular and Neural tube anomalies are found in most cases. We introduce a case of severe oligohydramnios, which had characteristic aspects of Sirenomelia at the time of delivery and review the pertinent articles. All in all it is our aim to present another case of sirenomelia to add to existing knowledge and data about the condition in order to make an earlier diagnosis and put an end to pregnancy safely in advance.
topic Sirenomelia; Mermaid syndrome; Oligohydramnios; Dextrocardia
url http://jpediatricsreview.com/en/articles/2502.html
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