title: Amniotic band syndrome.
abstract: A case of amniotic band syndrome is reported in a 12-year-old boy. He had multiple deformities of the limbs which resembled leprosy. Recently, he developed foot-drop due to pressure on the right common peroneal nerve by the constriction ring of the leg.
mesh_terms: D000652:Amniotic Band Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male