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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 611-613 |
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Tale of a mermaid
Pranjali Vasisht1, Manoj G Madakshira1, Nandita Kakkar1, Veenu Singla2, Vanita Jain3
1 Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
2 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Manoj G Madakshira
Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_668_18
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Sirenomelia is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of a median single lower appendage. The affected fetus is popularly referred to as a “Mermaid baby,” due to the uncanny resemblance to the fictious fable character. The manifestation is a result of the merger of the lower limbs with variable fusion or complete absence of bones. Sirenomelia is universally fatal due to the associated lethal anomalies involving the internal organs, which are usually part of the VACTER or VACTERL complex. However, this sirenomelia-afflicted fetus is unique in being associated with VACTERL as well as congenital hydrocephalus.
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