Rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together
Medical condition
Sirenomelia
Sirenomelia, Lyon natural history and anatomy museum
Specialty
Medical genetics
Symptoms
Fused legs
Complications
Malformations of organs
Usual onset
Birth
Causes
See Causes
Risk factors
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Treatment
Surgery
Prognosis
Usually die in infancy
Deaths
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Sirenomelia, also called mermaid syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving the appearance of a mermaid's tail, hence the nickname.
Sirenomelia, also called mermaid syndrome, is a rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving the appearance of a mermaid's tail...
Genetics).[citation needed] It was previously thought to be related to sirenomelia ("Mermaid syndrome") but has now been determined not to be related to...
long bones are missing or underdeveloped. Examples include: Amelia Hemimelia Phocomelia Sirenomelia "ectromelia" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary v t e...
in persons being born with a cloaca, including persistent cloaca and sirenomelia (mermaid syndrome). In reptiles, the cloaca consists of the urodeum,...
deformity. Descriptions of mermaids may be related to the symptoms of sirenomelia. The Irish mythology includes the Fomorians, who are almost without exception...
cases, which often present with clubbed feet and/or bowing of the legs. Sirenomelia, or "Mermaid syndrome" (which occurs approximately in 1:45,000 births)...
Sirenia – an order of aquatic mammals that include manatees and dugongs. Sirenomelia – or "mermaid syndrome", a disorder in which a child is born with legs...
perform a Caesarian section on her; the baby is born still and with sirenomelia. Afterwards Dr. Swenson tells Dr. Singh of her suspicion that the man...
is born via caesarean section and is healthy despite being born with sirenomelia. Because of the trash vortex, the coast of Taiwan is permanently altered...
abnormalities that fall under this class includes currarino syndrome and sirenomelia. These genetic defects were found to have a much higher rate of incidence...
March 1997). "Cebocephaly, alobar holoprosencephaly, spina bifida, and sirenomelia in a stillbirth". Journal of Medical Genetics. 34 (3): 252–255. doi:10...
account of Ambroise Paré, Walton et al. proposed a tentative diagnosis of sirenomelia with related factors; additionally, they emphasize possible indicators...
frightened by this as it reminded her of her deceased daughter who had Sirenomelia. 30/07/2019 12 Hiu-ying has no memory of her childhood. Min-yin discovers...
complications of pneumonia. Shiloh Pepin, 10, American girl with rare sirenomelia condition, pneumonia. Ken Perkins, 83, British army general. Jack Poole...