Genitourinary tract anomalies in lobster claw syndrome.
A child with ectrodactyly or lobster claw syndrome and bilateral ureterovesical junction obstruction is described. The embryogenesis of the kidney and the limb buds suggest that a close association exists between these 2 conditions. Therefore, it is important to investigate the urinary tract in all patients with limb deformities.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000293:Adolescent; D005121:Extremities / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000196:embryology; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities*