Journal Basic Info
- Impact Factor: 1.809**
- H-Index: 6
- ISSN: 2474-1655
- DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
Major Scope
- Nephrology
- Sexual Health
- Child Birth
- Emergency Medicine and Critical Care
- Signs and Symptoms-Clinical Findings
- Vascular Medicine
- Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Internal Medicine
Abstract
Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017;2(1):1300.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.1300
Sirenomelia: A Rare Malformation
Ritika Khurana, Abhishek Arya and Prerna Batra
Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, India
*Correspondance to: Prerna Batra
PDF Full Text Case Report | Open Access
Abstract:
Sirenomelia, also known as ‘mermaid syndrome’, is a very rare congenital syndrome with an overall incidence of 1 in 1 lakh live births. It is a polymalformation disorder in which both the lower extremities of the baby are fused. There is no urinary bladder, no rectum, no vagina, no uterus; a colon of few inches is present. It is fatal by second or third day of life in most cases.
Keywords:
Mermaid baby; Sirenomelia; Caudal regression syndrome
Cite the Article:
Khurana R, Arya A, Batra P. Sirenomelia: A Rare Malformation. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1300.
