Guest Post I – Ectrodactyly

Synonyms- Split feet hand malformation, lobster claw hands, cleft hands. Incidence- 1 in 90,000-150,000 live births, no sex predilection. Most commonly autosomal dominant, but also autosomal recessive as well as x-linked.

Dr. Vikas Bajaj

Synonyms- Split feet hand malformation, lobster claw hands, cleft hands.

Incidence- 1 in 90,000-150,000 live births, no sex predilection.

Most commonly autosomal dominant, but also autosomal recessive as well as x-linked.

Pathology- failure of apical ectodermal ridge.

Association- isolated- non- syndromic.

Syndromic- Robert’s syndrome, EEC(Ectrodactyly,Ectodermal dysplasia and cleft lip).

Findings- absent central digits with deformed and/or syndactyly of remaining digits, giving a V shaped central defect.

D/D- oligodactyly, constricting amniotic bands.

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Figure 4 : Aborted Fetus