Tetra-Phocomelia: A Rarest of Rare Case
Published: March 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5664
Anil Kumar Shukla, S.C. Sanjay, L. Krishna, N. Krishnappa
1. Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India.
3. Former Professor & HOD, Department of Obstretic & Gynaecology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India.
4. Professor & HOD, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Anil Kumar Shukla,
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We present a rarest of rare case of Tetra-Phocomelia evaluated by antenatal Ultrasonography. It is a condition seen in 0.62 per 100,000 live births. An ultrasonogram was done at 18 wk of pregnancy to assess the fetus and after termination gross specimen was evaluated and X-ray infantograms were done to confirm the findings. The case showed classic Tetra-Phocomelia with limbs like flippers of a seal. Our findings make it rarest of rare as only few cases have been so far reported.
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