Phocomelia

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam , 13 Aug 2011
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 7 Jul 2023
Disclosures - updated 14 May 2023: Nothing to disclose

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Absent forearm bones bilaterally; both hands are attached to both arms.

Absent both legs and shorter right femur than the left.

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Phocomelia is an extremely rare congenital skeletal disorder that manifests as deficiency or shortening of the limbs.

  • +<p><a href="/articles/phocomelia">Phocomelia</a> is an extremely rare congenital skeletal disorder that manifests as deficiency or shortening of the limbs.</p>
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Abnormal limbs shape.

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