Open AccessA case of ectrodactyly in a neonate
Author(s) -
Mitul B Kalathia,
Avani A. Seta,
Parin N Parmar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.120013
Subject(s) - ectrodactyly , syndactyly , medicine , penetrance , anatomy , polydactyly , dermatology , ectodermal dysplasia , biology , genetics , gene , phenotype
Ectrodactyly also known as Split hand/foot malformation is a rare limb malformation with autosomal dominant in heritance with variable penetrance, commonly known as "lobster claw hand". Usually it involves midline clefts of the hands and feet with syndactyly. We report a neonate with ectrodactyly and brief review of literature of condition.