Severe amniotic band syndrome occurring with unrelated syndactyly.
A patient with severe amniotic band syndrome and true proximal syndactyly of the hand and foot is presented. The occurrence of these two seemingly unrelated anomalies may be pathologically linked with amniotic band syndrome in some as yet unexplained way or less likely may occur with amniotic band syndrome coincidentally.
Granick
M S
MS
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Plastic Surgery Program, Pa.
Ramasastry
S
S
Vries
J
J
Cohen
M M
MM
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000150:complications*