Open AccessLady with ‘lobster claw’ feet
Author(s) -
Amani Aman,
Louis Darby,
Muhammad Javaid Hameed Rahmani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-226368
Subject(s) - medicine , claw , confusion , foot (prosody) , urinary system , clubfoot , anatomy , pediatrics , surgery , mechanical engineering , psychology , deformity , linguistics , philosophy , psychoanalysis , engineering
A 94-year-old woman admitted with confusion secondary to a urinary tract infection exhibited deformities in all four limbs that were present from birth. Her appearance was suggestive of split hand/split foot malformation a rare congenital condition that affects the central rays of the distal limb portion. She had no syndromic features and had lived without support or assistance of her daily activities. A keen knitter, she regularly knitted for her three grandchildren, all of which, along with her son, were unaffected by this condition.