Antenatal ultrasonography should be for all. Phocomelia: An extremely rare congenital anomaly- A case report

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Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports volume6-issue1 articles
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Submitted: March 11, 2019
Published: May 11, 2019
DOI: 10.17352/2455-5282.000066
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Phocomelia, Thalidomide, Congenital malformations

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Pradyumna Pan*
Pediatric Surgeon, Jabalpur, India

Abstract

While rarely seen in the present-day, Phocomelia syndrome is a sporadic congenital malformation disrupting the normal growth and progressing of the musculoskeletal system.

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Pan, P. (2019). Antenatal ultrasonography should be for all. Phocomelia: An extremely rare congenital anomaly- A case report. Global Journal of Medical and Clinical Case Reports, 6(1), 001–002. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5282.000066
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