Sirenomelia Apus – A Case Report

Kanagagiri, a

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“…Maternal diabetes, tobacco use, retinoic acid and heavy metal exposure are possible environmental factors [6]. Maternal diabetes is considered as a causative environmental factor for CD because 10-15% of affected children have diabetic mothers (Assimakopoulos et al 2004;Castori et al 2010).…”

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Sirenomelia: Study of Three Cases

Desai

Shah

Verma

et al. 2019

Journal of Fetal Medicine

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Sirenomelia is a rare congenital anomaly which is an extreme example of caudal regression syndrome characterized by lower limb fusion, sacral and pelvic bony anomalies with abnormalities in other organ systems, commonly affecting the gastrointestinal and the urogenital systems (Kanagagiri et al. JMSCR 5(7), 2017). It is a sporadic occurence with no increased risk in subsequent pregnancies. The syndrome of caudal regression is thought to be the result of injury to the caudal mesoderm early in gestation (Mirzapur et al. Glob J Reprod Med 3(5):555624, 2018). Prenatal sonographic findings of sirenomelia (or mermaid fetus) were retrospectively reviewed in three proven cases.

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Sirenomelia: Study of Three Cases

Desai

Shah

Verma

et al. 2019

Journal of Fetal Medicine

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Sirenomelia or “mermaid syndrome”: an extremely rare case in Indonesiasia

Santosa

Kartika²,

Nuryadin³

et al. 2023

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Sirenomelia, also known as mermaid syndrome, is a very rare lethal congenital disorder with multisystem malformations, characterized by fusion of the lower limbs. Here we report a preterm neonate with fusion of the lower limbs. The baby was born by cesarean section to a 27-year-old primigravida mother at 35 weeks and 3 days’ gestation. There was no maternal history of hypertension, heart disease, asthma, or diabetes mellitus. At birth, the infant did not cry, had weak tone, a heart rate (HR) of <60 beats per minute (BPM), an Apgar score of 1/2, and a birth weight of 2,300 grams. The infant had an imperforate anus and no urogenital openings or external genitalia. There was a small penis-like protrusion without an aperture, such as in cases of ambiguous genitalia. The two lower limbs were fused, with five toes on each foot. Despite neonatal resuscitation, the infant died within 75 minutes of birth. The child was diagnosed with sirenomelia. This case report aims to emphasize the importance of early prenatal diagnosis and education of the patient’s family.

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Sirenomelia Apus – A Case Report

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Sirenomelia: Study of Three Cases

Sirenomelia: Study of Three Cases

Sirenomelia or “mermaid syndrome”: an extremely rare case in Indonesiasia

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