Lobster-claw hand: a manifestation of EEC syndrome.
The combination of ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and cleft lip with or without cleft palate (EEC syndrome) is a rare type of congenital anomaly. It usually occurs as an autosomal-dominant trait or less commonly in a sporadic form. In this complex, multiple congenital anomaly syndrome, any of the three cardinal manifestations may present with variable expressions.
Cyriac
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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India. drmjcyriac@hotmail.com.
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D000328:Adult; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013577:Syndrome